Cyclic Stretch of Either PNS or CNS Located Nerves Can Stimulate Neurite Outgrowth

The central nervous system (CNS) does not recover from traumatic axonal injury, but the peripheral nervous system (PNS) does. We hypothesize that this fundamental difference in regenerative capacity may be based upon the absence of stimulatory mechanical forces in the CNS due to the protective rigid...

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Main Authors: Vasileios Kampanis, Bahardokht Tolou-Dabbaghian, Luming Zhou, Wolfgang Roth, Radhika Puttagunta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-12-01
Series:Cells
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/10/1/32