Astrocyte scar formation aids central nervous system axon regeneration

Mark A. Anderson; Joshua E. Burda; Yilong Ren; Yan Ao; Timothy M. O’Shea; Riki Kawaguchi; Giovanni Coppola; Baljit S. Khakh; Timothy J. Deming; Michael V. Sofroniew

doi:10.1038/nature17623

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AxonAstrocyteCentral nervous systemGlial scarNeuroscienceScarsSpinal cord injuryRegeneration (biology)Spinal cordNervous systemBiologyAnatomyMedicinePathologyCell biology

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Year: 2016
Type: article
Volume: 532
Issue: 7598
Pages: 195-200
Citations: 1814
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                                    Mark A. Anderson, 
                                
                                    Joshua E. Burda, 
                                
                                    Yilong Ren
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2016). 
                            Astrocyte scar formation aids central nervous system axon regeneration. 
                            Nature
                            , 532
                            (7598)
                            , 195-200.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/nature17623
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/nature17623