Injury and repair of mouse brain blood vessels (IMAGE)

NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Injury and repair of mouse brain blood vessels

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NIH researchers tracked the progression of brain blood vessel repair after injury. At day 1 after injury (left panel), the brain had areas of bleeding and broken vessels. Ten days later (right panel) the vessels were almost completely rebuilt.

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Image credit: McGavern Lab/NINDS.

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