Spinal Cords: Original and Regenerated (IMAGE)

University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences

Spinal Cords: Original and Regenerated

Caption

The regenerated lizard spinal cord (top right) contains fewer nerves than the original (top left) and they are encased in a tube of cartilage. In contrast, regenerated salamander spinal cord (bottom right) has all of the structure and form of the original (bottom left).

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Thomas P. Lozito

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