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. 





FIG. 96. Cell of the Anterior Horn of the Human Spinal Cord, Stained by NissPs Method, 

 showing chromophiles in blue, and pigment in black. (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. 



