Stem Cell SCI Repair (IMAGE)

University of California - San Diego

Stem Cell SCI Repair

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A three-dimensional, reconstructed magnetic resonance image (upper) shows a cavity caused by a spinal injury nearly filled with grafted neural stem cells, colored green. The lower image depicts neuronal outgrowth from transplanted human neurons (green) and development of putative contacts (yellow dots) with host neurons (blue).

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UC San Diego School of Medicine

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