The Role of Lipids, Lipid Metabolism and Ectopic Lipid Accumulation in Axon Growth, Regeneration and Repair after CNS Injury and Disease

Axons in the adult mammalian nervous system can extend over formidable distances, up to one meter or more in humans. During development, axonal and dendritic growth requires continuous addition of new membrane. Of the three major kinds of membrane lipids, phospholipids are the most abundant in all c...

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Main Authors: Debasish Roy, Andrea Tedeschi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-05-01
Series:Cells
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/5/1078