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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Moeendarbary E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5364386 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nature communications 20170320
Injury to the central nervous system (CNS) alters the molecular and cellular composition of neural tissue and leads to glial scarring, which inhibits the regrowth of damaged axons. Mammalian glial scars supposedly form a chemical and mechanical barrier to neuronal regeneration. While tremendous effort has been devoted to identifying molecular characteristics of the scar, very little is known about its mechanical properties. Here we characterize spatiotemporal changes of the elastic stiffness of ...[more]