Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of ependymoma cells grown on a glass plate. Ependymomas are rare tumours of the central nervous system (br

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Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of ependymoma cells grown on a glass plate. Ependymomas are rare tumours of the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord). They arise from the cells lining the cavities (ventricles) of the brain and the central canal of the spinal cord. Magnification: x866 when printed at 10 centimetres wide.

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