This is a confocal microscope image showing neurons expressing the substance P receptor NK1 (bright green outlines of neurons and dendrites). These are preganglionic neurons (green) in the sacral parasympathetic nucleus of the L6/S1 segments of the spinal cord. Photo courtesy of the Autonomic and Sensory Neurobiology Laboratory.

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