Dorsal column sensory axons degenerate due to impaired microvascular perfusion after spinal cord injury in rats

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Summary

Data suggest that focal spinal cord ischemia causes both oligodendrocyte and axon degeneration, which are perhaps linked, and highlight the need of limiting the penumbral spread of ischemia and oligodendrocyte loss after SCI in order to protect axons.

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Published
2013-08-23
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Keywords

Axon, Spinal cord, Oligodendrocyte, Anatomy, White matter

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