V2a Interneurons (IMAGE)

Drexel University

V2a Interneurons

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Scientists at Drexel College of Medicine and the University of Texas differentiated embryonic stem cells into V2a interneurons and combined them with neural progenitor cells from a rodent spinal cord. In green, neural progenitor cells that become neurons and glia; in purple, V2a interneurons that are maturing into neurons; in cyan, transplanted neurons that come from the neural progenitor cells.

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