Fig. 40 An astrocyte on a capillary wall of the retina. As, astrocyte nucleus; Ax, axon; En, nucleus of capillary endothelial cell; E, portion of an erythrocyte. Portions of pericyte (p) embedded in basal lamina (bl). Asterisks mark astrocyte processes in contact with the endothelial basal lamina (original magnification ×13,000; courtesy of Dr. Hajime Inomata).