Publication Date:
2013-11-14
Description:
Article The glycosaminoglycan chondroitin sulphate inhibits axon growth. Here the authors show that mice deficient in chondroitin sulphate biosynthesis have increased levels of heparan sulphate, which is more efficient than chondroitinase in supporting recovery from spinal cord injury. Nature Communications doi: 10.1038/ncomms3740 Authors: Kosei Takeuchi, Nozomu Yoshioka, Susumu Higa Onaga, Yumi Watanabe, Shinji Miyata, Yoshino Wada, Chika Kudo, Masayasu Okada, Kentaro Ohko, Kanako Oda, Toshiya Sato, Minesuke Yokoyama, Natsuki Matsushita, Masaya Nakamura, Hideyuki Okano, Kenji Sakimura, Hitoshi Kawano, Hiroshi Kitagawa, Michihiro Igarashi
Electronic ISSN:
2041-1723
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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