Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Slowing of axonal regeneration is correlated with increased axonal viscosity during aging

BMC Neuroscience 2010, 11:140doi:10.1186/1471-2202-11-140, Published: 25 October 2010

Phillip L Lamoureux, Matthew R O'Toole, Steven R Heidemann and Kyle E Miller

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Conclusions
Taken together, our results suggest decreasing axonal stiffness may be part of an effective strategy to accelerate the regeneration of axons in the adult peripheral nervous system.

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