Neurovascular Unit of the Mouse Spinal Cord (IMAGE)

University of Southern California - Health Sciences

Neurovascular Unit of the Mouse Spinal Cord

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A fluorescent image shows cells of the neurovascular unit in the mouse spinal cord, which consists of motor neurons (green) and blood vessels containing pericytes (red) and endothelial cells (blue). Winkler et al. (2014) show that disruption of blood vessels accelerates injury of motor neurons in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

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Photo courtesy of Ethan A. Winkler and Berislav V. Zlokovic/University of Southern California

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