Disruption of spinal cord white matter and sciatic nerve geometry inhibits axonal growth <it>in vitro</it> in the absence of glial scarring

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Axons within the mature mammalian central nervous system fail to regenerate following injury, usually resulting in long-lasting motor and sensory deficits. Studies involving transplantation of adult neurons into white matter implicat...

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Main Authors: Crutcher Keith A, Shockley Kristina P, Pettigrew David B
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2001-05-01
Series:BMC Neuroscience
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2202/2/8