DNA Damage Repair in Neurons (IMAGE)

NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

DNA Damage Repair in Neurons

Caption

Neurons (labeled in purple) show signs of an active DNA repair process (labeled in yellow). The cells' DNA itself is labeled in cyan (in this image, overlap between cyan and yellow appears green).

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Image courtesy of Ward lab, NINDS

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