Nerve Cell Axons (IMAGE)

WashU Medicine

Nerve Cell Axons

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To study how nerve cells respond to injuries in their branches, Washington University researcher Valeria Cavalli grows them in "spots" like the one shown above. Cavalli recently identified a chain reaction that enables repair of these branches when they are cut.

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Yongcheol Cho, PhD

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