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Fig. 2 | Zoological Letters

Fig. 2

From: Serotonergic neurons in the ventral nerve cord of Chilopoda – a mandibulate pattern of individually identifiable neurons

Fig. 2

Centipede ventral nerve cord ganglia (whole mounts) and nuclear labeling of single ganglia. Maximum projections of cLSM stacks, anterior to the top. a Ganglia 9–11 of the ventral nerve cord of Scutigera coleoptrata with individually identifiable 5HT-ir neurons. Note the fusion of connectives and segmental organization of leg nerves. b Ganglia of the ventral nerve cord of Lithobius forficatus with individually identifiable 5HT-ir neurons. In contrast to S. coleoptrata, the long connectives are separated. c Ganglia of the ventral nerve cord of Scolopendra oraniensis. As whole mount labeling against serotonin failed, no individual neurons are visible. Note the long connectives. d Nuclear labeling in a ganglion of S. coleoptrata. Note that the density of somata surrounding the ganglia (g) is equal to that around the fused connectives (c). e Nuclear labeling in a ganglion of L. forficatus. Note that the density of somata surrounding the ganglion (g) is much higher than around the connectives (c). f Nuclear labeling in a ganglion of S. oraniensis. Note that the density of somata surrounding the ganglion (g) is much higher than around the connectives (c). Scale bars = 250 μm

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