Open AccessA New “Spin” on Recovery after Spinal Cord Injury
Author(s) -
Andrea Tedeschi,
Frank Bradke
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
cell
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 26.304
H-Index - 776
eISSN - 1097-4172
pISSN - 0092-8674
DOI - 10.1016/j.cell.2014.12.014
Subject(s) - spinal cord , spinal cord injury , neuroscience , biology , cord , anatomy , medicine , surgery
Functional recovery can occur after incomplete spinal cord injury. Takeoka et al. now report that such recovery relies on muscle spindle feedback that is necessary for neuronal circuit remodeling, suggesting novel targets to restore motor functions following spinal cord injuries.
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