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. 2017 Feb 17:805–907.e1. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-323-35775-3.00014-X

Figure 14-8.

Figure 14-8

Astrocytic Processes, Brain, Cerebral Cortex, Normal Animal.

Processes of astrocytes arborize extensively throughout the central nervous system (structures stained purple). Note that some of the processes are on the outside of blood capillaries (end feet) (arrows). Holzer's stain. A, Cell body of astrocyte.

(Courtesy Dr. M.D. McGavin, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee.)