Cells of the sixth sense (IMAGE)

Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association

Cells of the sixth sense

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Different populations of sensory neurons cell bodies in a dorsal root ganglion (right) and their axons in the spinal cord (left): The cells in green detect proprioceptive information while the cells in red thermal and tactile information.

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Stephan Dietrich, Zampieri Lab, Max Delbrück Center

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