Pathfinding Accomplished (IMAGE)

Rockefeller University

Pathfinding Accomplished

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This image shows a section of the spinal cord of a mouse embryo. Neurons appear green, and those that express the Robo3 receptor are labeled red. Commissural axons appear as long, u-shaped threads, and the bottom, yellow segment of the structure represents the midline.

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Laboratory of Brain Development and Repair at The Rockefeller University

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