NG2: a component of the glial scar that inhibits axon growth
Tan A, Zhang W, Levine J. NG2: a component of the glial scar that inhibits axon growth. Journal Of Anatomy 2005, 207: 717-725. PMID: 16367799, PMCID: PMC1571583, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2005.00452.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOligodendrocyte precursor cellsGlial scarNG2-expressing oligodendrocyte precursor cellsGrowth-inhibitory environmentSpinal cord resultsCord resultsInhibit axonal growthCNS injuryInjury siteSurface of oligodendrocyte precursor cellsPrecursor cellsAxonal regenerationAxonal regrowthChondroitin sulphate proteoglycansInjury to brainNG2ScarsInjuryAxonal growth