Embryonic brain 80427

Transmission electron microscope image of a thin section cut through the developing brain tissue (telencephalic hemisphere) of an 11.5 day mouse embryo. This image shows an example of the early vascularization of the cerebral cortex: a capillary that has perforated the surface of the telencephalon. JEOL 100CX TEM

Image courtesy of Louisa Howard, Miguel Marin-Padilla.