Sprouting Connections in the Brain (IMAGE)

NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Sprouting Connections in the Brain

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Adding GDF10 to neurons in a dish results in the formation of new connections between brain cells. This process may lead to recovery after stroke.

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Image courtesy of S. Thomas Carmichael, M.D., Ph.D., David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California Los Angeles.

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