In 🐁, some #pericyte #PrimaryCilia penetrate #astrocytic #endfeet and reach the #neuropil - sometimes near #synapses! Could these #cilia act as sensory “antennae” 📡for #NeurovascularCoupling?
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Ever wondered how #mitochondria are distributed in a #neuropil 🧠 ? Here's a beautiful #segmentation of the #habenula from a 5dpf #zebrafish! #Nuclei in pastel green, #mitochondria in blue. This volume is imaged using oxygen plasma #FIBSEM (Hydra G4 PFIB, Thermo Fisher).