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Wholemount preparation of a gallbladder wall,
showing nerve ganglia, nerve trunks and small
nerves, stained for acetylcholinesterase.

Nerves in gallbladder

Blood capillary in smooth muscle. One of the two
endothelial cells lining the capillary is
undergoing mitosis (cell division).

TEM of capillary

Artwork representing the mysteries of the brain. Despite huge advances in understanding how the brain functions there is still a great deal we don't yet know about it.

Understanding the workings of the brain

Section of an autonomic ganglion, the pelvic
ganglion.

Section of ganglion

A transmission electron micrograph (TEM) showing
vascular muscle cells and extracellular materials
in an elastic artery. Prominent elastic lamina and
elastic fibres receive the insertion of the muscle
cells.

TEM of vascular muscle

A transmission electron micrograph (TEM) showing
cardiac muscle cells. Between them is the
extracellular space containing collagen,
microfibrils, basal laminae and a nerve bundle
with eight axons.

(Gabella ref. 305679)

TEM of cardiac muscle

A transmission electron micrograph (TEM) showing a
longitudinal section of cardiac muscle, in which
the sarcomere structure and a large intercalated
disk can be seen.

A transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of
visceral smooth muscle cells (in the intestine)
showing features of the cell membrane, myosin and
actin microfilaments, intermediate filaments
(cytoskeleton), mitochondria, sarcoplasmic
reticulum, caveolae and collagen fibrils.

TEM of smooth muscle cells

Sectional view of bulbs of garlic showing the arrangement of the individual cloves within the bulb.

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