Neuroanatomy · Nervous System · Hard

Neuropil

Meaning: The dense network of unmyelinated axons, dendrites and glial processes found between nerve cell bodies in grey matter.

In practice: Under the microscope, the neuropil appeared as a pink, finely fibrillar background.

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