Speed Heals (IMAGE)

University of Southern California

Speed Heals

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Axons (green) growing around one side of the developing spinal cord in the control (left) and in the experiment (right). In the experiment, by lowering the level of Limk1, the axons have now projected much further (yellow arrow) at the same stage in development.

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Image courtesy of Samantha Butler.

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