Refining the Ciona intestinalis model of central nervous system regeneration.

BACKGROUND: New, practical models of central nervous system regeneration are required and should provide molecular tools and resources. We focus here on the tunicate Ciona intestinalis, which has the capacity to regenerate nerves and a complete adult central nervous system, a capacity unusual in the...

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Main Authors: Carl Dahlberg, Hélène Auger, Sam Dupont, Yasunori Sasakura, Mike Thorndyke, Jean-Stéphane Joly
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2639796?pdf=render