Open AccessHydrogen Peroxide Promotes Injury-Induced Peripheral Sensory Axon Regeneration in the Zebrafish Skin
Author(s) -
Sandra Rieger,
Alvaro Sagasti
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
plos biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.127
H-Index - 271
eISSN - 1545-7885
pISSN - 1544-9173
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pbio.1000621
Subject(s) - axon , regeneration (biology) , biology , reinnervation , zebrafish , anatomy , peripheral nerve injury , axon reflex , sensory system , microbiology and biotechnology , wound healing , neuroscience , immunology , reflex , biochemistry , gene
Production of H 2 O 2 by injured zebrafish skin cells promotes the regeneration of nearby somatosensory axon terminals, thus coordinating wound healing of the skin with sensory reinnervation.
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