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Editorial
. 2016 Jul;11(7):1050-1.
doi: 10.4103/1673-5374.187022.

Reactive astrocyte scar and axon regeneration: suppressor or facilitator?

Yosuke Ohtake  1 , George M Smith  1 , Shuxin Li  1
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Editorial

Reactive astrocyte scar and axon regeneration: suppressor or facilitator?

Yosuke Ohtake et al. Neural Regen Res. 2016 Jul.
No abstract available

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