Fig 8. Debris material in supraoptic nucleus dendritic zone observed in summer and winter seasons.

(A) Degenerative elements (asterisks) are observed near magnocellular neurone spines and dendrites in both seasons. (B, C) These elements (asterisks) are generally abutted by glial processes (Gl) and engulfed (C). It seems that glial cells (Gl) are attracted to debris zones, and possibly remove them from the neuropil by phagocytosis. Note in B and C that glial cells are engulfing debris (asterisks).