An investigation into the role of proteoglycans in axonal regeneration

Disabilities arising from spinal cord and brain injuries are permanent, due to the inability of the mammalian central nervous system (CNS) to repair itself. In particular, regenerating axons will not grow through the injury site, where a glial scar has formed. The inhibitory nature of this scar may...

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Main Author: Fidler, P.
Published: University of Cambridge 1999
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.599005