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Not everything is scary about a glial scar

After spinal-cord injury, cells called astrocytes form a scar that is thought to block neuronal regeneration. The finding that the scar promotes regrowth of long nerve projections called axons challenges this long-held dogma. See Article p.195

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Figure 1: A model of neuronal regrowth.

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Liddelow, S., Barres, B. Not everything is scary about a glial scar. Nature 532, 182–183 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature17318

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