Deletion of SIRP α (signal regulatory protein-α) promotes phagocytic clearance of myelin debris in Wallerian degeneration, axon regeneration, and recovery from nerve injury

Recovery of function from traumatic nerve injury depends on the ability of severed axons to grow/regenerate back to their target tissues. This is achieved by successfully crossing the lesion site where physica...

Source: Journal of Neuroinflammation - December 28, 2019 Category: Neurology Authors: Gerard Elberg, Sigal Liraz-Zaltsman, Fanny Reichert, Takashi Matozaki, Michael Tal and Shlomo Rotshenker Tags: Research Source Type: research