Morphology and intrinsic excitability of regenerating sensory and motor neurons grown on a line micropattern.

Axonal regeneration is one of the greatest challenges in severe injuries of peripheral nerve. To provide the bridge needed for regeneration, biological or synthetic tubular nerve constructs with aligned architecture have been developed. A key point for improving axonal regeneration is assessing the...

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Main Authors: Ouafa Benzina, Thierry Cloitre, Marta Martin, Cédric Raoul, Csilla Gergely, Frédérique Scamps
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4203813?pdf=render