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Astrocyte scar formation aids central nervous system axon regeneration

20161,864 citationsJournal Articlegreen Open Access

Authors

Mark A. Anderson · Tongji University

Joshua E. Burda · University of California, Los Angeles

Yilong Ren · Tongji Hospital

Yan Ao · University of California, Los Angeles

Timothy M. O’Shea · University of California, Los Angeles

Riki Kawaguchi · University of California, Los Angeles

Giovanni Coppola

Topics & Keywords

Nerve injury and regeneration Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Nature

Volume 532, Issue 7598, pp. 195-200

DOI: 10.1038/nature17623

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 87.70

Astrocyte scar formation aids central nervous system axon regeneration | Researchclopedia

· University of California, Los Angeles

Baljit S. Khakh · University of California, Los Angeles

Timothy J. Deming · University of California, Los Angeles

Michael V. Sofroniew · University of California, Los Angeles