These are blood-vessel-wall-derived cells in the scar after spinal cord injury. Electron microscopic picture showing the ultra-structure of the scar with blood-vessel-derived cells in green.

After a spinal cord injury, nearby cells quickly rush to action, forming protective scar tissue around the damaged area to ...

After a spinal cord injury, nearby cells quickly rush to action, forming protective scar tissue around the damaged area to stabilize and protect it. But over time, too much scarring can prevent ...

A fter a spinal cord injury, nearby cells quickly rush to action, forming protective scar tissue around the damaged area to ...

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The picture shows a four-month-old scar in the spinal cord and blood-vessel-wall-derived cells in green. This image relates to an article that appeared in the July 8, 2011, issue of Science ...