The mammalian retina provides an excellent opportunity to study glia–neuron interactions
and the interactions of glia with blood vessels. Three main types of glial cells are found in …

Damage to the central nervous system (CNS) results in a glial reaction, leading eventually to
the formation of a glial scar. In this environment, axon regeneration fails, and remyelination …

Functional recovery from peripheral nerve injury and repair depends on a multitude of
factors, both intrinsic and extrinsic to neurons. Neuronal survival after axotomy is a …

Neurons have long held the spotlight as the central players of the nervous system, but we
must remember that we have equal numbers of astrocytes and neurons in the brain. Are …

Nerves enable cancer progression, as cancers have been shown to extend along nerves
through the process of perineural invasion, which carries a poor prognosis. Furthermore, the …

Peripheral nerve regeneration comprises the formation of axonal sprouts, their outgrowth as
regenerating axons and the reinnervation of original targets. This review focuses on the …

Cell migration relies upon forces generated by the cell. Recent studies have provided new
insights into the processes by which cells generate and regulate the forces applied to …

What determines whether cells remain in one place, retaining their associations with their
neighbors, or dissociate from these associations and move elsewhere? And, if they move …

Growth cones are highly motile structures at the end of neuronal processes, capable of
receiving multiple types of guidance cues and transducing them into directed axonal growth …

Neurogenesis in the olfactory epithelium continues throughout the entire life of mammals,
and it is the axons of these newly formed olfactory receptor neurons that grow into the target …