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Structure and basic function of a typical vertebrate neuron and associated glial cells.

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(a) A neuron seen at high magnification (confocal microscopy). (b) A diagrammatic representation of a neuron with glial cells, also known as Schwann cells (oligodendrocytes in the CNS). The Schwann cells wrap their membranes around the axon at regular intervals, creating a myelin sheath. (c) The structures involved in the processing of information by a neuron; information flows only in the direction shown.
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