Awakening dormant neurons long after spinal cord injury.
Neurons lack the ability to regenerate after injury. A new Preregistered Article in PLOS Biology finds that pharmacologically boosting regenerative capacity long after injury in mice, together with an enriched animal environment, promotes axonal and synaptic plasticity.
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2022-09-01
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Series: | PLoS Biology |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001830 |