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Nerve endings in cornea

Nerve endings in cornea

January 4, 2017
Insight
Life Sciences
Focal Point, Health/Diagnostics, Medical/Health

An image of nerve endings in the cornea, modified by Atat1 (yellow), a molecule which affects the flexibility of cells throughout the body.

This image was captured during research at EMBL on how nerve cell stiffness is linked to sensitivity.

Credit: Laura Castaldi/EMBL

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