THE NERVE-CELL BODY 



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Ganglion cells are generally enclosed in a transparent membranous 

 capsule similar in appearance to the external nucleated sheath of nerve 

 fibers; within this capsule is a layer of small flattened cells. 



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FIG. 96. Cell of the Anterior Horn of the Human Spinal Cord, Stained by Nissl's Method, 

 showing chromophiles. (After Edinger.) 



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FIG. 97. An Isolated Sympathetic Ganglion Cell of Man, Showing Sheath with 

 Nucleated Cell Lining, B. A, Ganglion cell, with nucleus and nucleolus; C, branched 

 process or dendrite; D, unbranched process or axone. (Key and Retzius.) X 750. 



