Science News Online (6/5/99): References for "One injured nerve fiber heals another"

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Volume 155, Number 23 (June 5, 1999)

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One injured nerve fiber heals another

Severing nerve fibers in the body's periphery stimulates repair of related fibers within the spinal cord, which suggests a new strategy for treating injuries.

References:

Neumann, S., and C.J. Woolf. 1999. Regeneration of dorsal column fibers into and beyond the lesion site following adult spinal cord injury. Neuron 23(May):83.

Further Readings:

Filbin, M.T. 1999. The benefits of adding insult to injury. Neuron 23(May):2.

Sternberg, S. 1996. Steps toward healing damaged spines. Science News 150(July 27):52.

Sources:

Simona Neumann
Massachusetts General Hospital
Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care
Neural Plasticity Research Group
Boston, MA 02115

Clifford J. Woolf
Massachusetts General Hospital
Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care
Neural Plasticity Research Group
Boston, MA 02115