Benefits of Scarring (IMAGE)

NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Benefits of Scarring

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Previously injured axons (in red) can grow through a dense astrocyte scar (in green) in the presence of molecules that stimulate growth (in blue). Decades of research suggested that scars block regrowth after injury.

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Image courtesy of Dr. Michael V. Sofroniew, UCLA.

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