Fig. 1.9.15. Synaptic glomerulus (arrows) formed by a dendrite of a thalamocortical relay neuron (D), its dendritic spines (asterisks), vesicle-containing dendrites of interneurons, and axon terminals. The glomerule is surrounded by glial processes (g). Scale = 1 µm. (Rat, thalamic lateral geniculate nucleus.) Download the high resolution image.