Subacute Cerebral infarct (high power)

Subacute Cerebral infarct (high power) •A view of the border of a subacute infarct showing reactive astrocytes with their smooth reddish cytoplasm and eccentric nuclei. •Astrocytes are the stroma and scar forming cell in the CNS as there are very few fibroblasts and these are mainly about blood vessels. (Description By:Margaret Grunnet, M.D. ) (Image Contrib. by:Margaret Grunnet, M.D. UCHC )