In marked contrast, human glial precursor cells and astrocytes generated from these cells by exposure to ciliary neurotrophic factor both failed to promote significant behavioral recovery or similarly robust neuronal survival and support of axon growth at sites of injury. (journals.plos.org)
«Most previous scaffolds have supported axon growth into the scaffold but not out again. (newscientist.com)
Because a protein in mammalian myelin called Nogo - A is known to inhibit central nervous system axon growth in mammals, a team of researchers led by biologist Claudia Stürmer at the University of Konstanz in Germany wondered if fish might be missing this protein. (sciencemag.org)