Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Induces Axonal Varicosities in Mice (IMAGE)

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Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Induces Axonal Varicosities in Mice

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Compared with an axon (green) in a healthy mouse brain (top), axonal varicosities can be seen in the brain of a mouse with a mild traumatic brain injury (bottom).

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Gu et al., 2017

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