Grafted neurons illustration (IMAGE)

Sanford Burnham Prebys

Grafted neurons illustration

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Illustration showing a transplanted nerve cell (gold) using its internal compass (code) to find its partner nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord (green).

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Su-Chun Zhang, Sanford Burnham Prebys

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