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Form of Nerve Cells Under the Light Microscope

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General Histology of the Mammal
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Excitability, conduction, and processing of information are the basic properties of nerve cells (neurocytes, ganglion cells). Their morphology can be studied following Golgi staining.

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Krstić, R.V. (1985). Form of Nerve Cells Under the Light Microscope. In: General Histology of the Mammal. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70420-8_157

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