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Visualizing the Frog Embryo Nervous System

Editor's Pics
Visualizing the Frog Embryo Nervous System
Credit: Celia Herrera-Rincon, Tufts University
In this image of the face of a Xenopus laevis (frog) embryo, the central nervous system is normally developed. Parts of the central nervous system, including the brain and near the retina of the left eye, can be seen in green. Cranial nerves, which are considered part of the peripheral nervous system, are seen in red.
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