Rat Brain Cross Sections, University of California San Diego (IMAGE)

University of California - San Diego

Rat Brain Cross Sections, University of California San Diego

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A cross-section of a rat brain depicts cells (in blue) expressing normal levels of the Huntingtin gene while cells (in red) have had the gene knocked out. The latter cells, without the Huntingtin gene, displayed less regeneration.

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UC San Diego Health Sciences

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