Neuronal growth cone (IMAGE)

Nagoya City University

Neuronal growth cone

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Collective time-lapse images of a migrating neuron (left) and an elongating axon (right) from super-resolution microscopy. Growth cones at the tips of the neurons are extended while the cell body migrates and the axon elongates.

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© Nagoya City University Gradualte School of Medical Sciences

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