Salk Imaging Technologies Offer New Window into Spinal Cord (IMAGE)

Salk Institute

Salk Imaging Technologies Offer New Window into Spinal Cord

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Salk Institute scientists show the surprising involvement of cells called astrocytes in spinal sensory processing. Here, astrocytes (genetically labeled in green) in a spinal cord (co-stained with glial fibrillary acidic protein, red, to visualize its outline) react to the activity of sensation with their own chemical signals.

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