Pericytes Needed for Spinal Cord Scars (1 of 5) (IMAGE)

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Pericytes Needed for Spinal Cord Scars (1 of 5)

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Cells in the blood vessel wall that can contribute to a scar after spinal cord injury are in green. The image shows a blood vessel in the uninjured spinal cord. This image relates to an article that appeared in the July 8, 2011, issue of Science, published by AAAS. The study, by Dr. Christian Göritz of Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, and colleagues was titled, "A Pericyte Origin of Spinal Cord Scar Tissue."

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Picture by Christian Göritz

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