Limiting Stroke Damage is Focus of Study (IMAGE)

Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University

Limiting Stroke Damage is Focus of Study

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Image of a healthy neuron (tagged control) and a neuron following a simulated stroke (tagged ischemia). Communication arms of the neuron, called dendrites, are beaded following stroke, a indicator of damage caused by the lack of oxygen and glucose.

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Phil Jones

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