Speedy Spinal Cord Recovery (IMAGE)

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Speedy Spinal Cord Recovery

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This image shows the spinal cords of rats 24 hours after cervical injury. The rat whose spinal cord is shown in A received no active treatment whereas the rat whose spinal cord is shown in B was treated to suppress Abcc8, demonstrating a noticeable reduction in hemorrhage. This image relates to an article that appeared in the April 21, 2010, issue of Science Translational Medicine. The study, by Dr. J.M. Simard of the University Of Maryland School Of Medicine in Baltimore, Md., and colleagues was titled, "Brief Suppression of Abcc8 Prevents Autodestruction of Spinal Cord After Trauma."

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Image courtesy of J. Marc Simard, M.D., Ph. D.

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