Neuron Growing in Microtube (IMAGE)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau

Neuron Growing in Microtube

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This is a microscope image of a neuron growing through a microtube. The tube is soft and flexible, wrapping around the axon and providing a cozy, 3-D scaffold.

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Xiuling Li, University of Illinois

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