Malformed axonal growth cones in C. elegans worm (IMAGE)

University of Kansas

Malformed axonal growth cones in C. elegans worm

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The faint blobs above the bright blobs are axonal growth cones, structures that guide axons to their targets in the nervous system. When src-1 is gone (pictured above), the growth cones are large and cannot focus where they are going.

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Snehal Mahadik

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