Not everything is scary about a glial scar

Shane A. Liddelow () and Ben A. Barres ()
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Shane A. Liddelow: Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305-5125, USA.
Ben A. Barres: Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305-5125, USA.

Nature, 2016, vol. 532, issue 7598, 182-183

Abstract: After spinal-cord injury, cells called astrocytes form a scar that is thought to block neuronal regeneration. The finding that the scar promotes regrowth of long nerve projections called axons challenges this long-held dogma. See Article p.195

Date: 2016
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