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Berlin IbadanCopyright © 1970, 1976, 1991 by Alan PetersCopyrighted under the International Copyright Union.Published by Oxford University Press, Inc.,
200 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10016 Oxford is a registered trademark of Oxford University PressAll rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced,
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without prior permission of Oxford University Press.Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Peters, Alan, 1929-The fine structure of the nervous system: neurons and their supporting cells
Alan Peters, Sanford L. Palay, Henry deF. Webster. --3rd ed.

p. cm. Includes bibliographical references.
Includes index.
ISBN 0-19-506571-9

1. Nervous system--Ultrastructure.I. Palay, Sanford L. II. Webster, Henry deF. III. Title.
[DNLM: 1. Nervous System--ultrastructure. WL 101 P481f]QM575.P45 1990 611′.8--dc20 DNLM/DLCfor Library of Congress 90-14201Various aspects of nerve cells in light microscopic preparations.
A small pyramidal cell from the visual cortex, Golgi method.
The axon (a) descends from the cell body.
A small neuron in the dentate nucleus of the cerebellum, Golgi
method. The axon (a) is represented only by its initial segment.
Protoplasmic (velate) astrocyte in the gray matter, Golgi method.
Oligodendrocyte in the white matter, Golgi method.
A motor neuron in the spinal cord showing the Golgi apparatus,
osmium tetroxide impregnation.
A motor neuron in the abducens nucleus showing the distribution
of mitochondria, Altmann-Kull method.
A motor neuron in the spinal cord showing the distribution
of neurofibrils, Cajal's silver stain.
A motor neuron in the abducens nucleus showing the disposition
of the Nissl bodies, thionin.
A dorsal root ganglion cell, showing the axon coiled about the
perikaryon and dividing into central and peripheral fibers.
A myelinated peripheral nerve fiber, showing a node of Ranvier,
Schmidt-Lanterman clefts, Schwann cell nucleus, and neurofibrils.

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Publication Information: Book Title: The Fine Structure of the Nervous System: Neurons and Their Supporting Cells. Contributors: Alan Peters - author, Sanford L. Palay - author, Henry Webster - author. Publisher: Oxford University Press. Place of Publication: New York. Publication Year: 1991. Page Number: iv.
    
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