Chondroitinase treatment

Chondroitinase treatment is a treatment of proteoglycans, a protein in the fluid among cells where (among other things) they affect neural activity (communication, plasticity).[1] Chondroitinase treatment has been shown to allow adults vision to be restored as far as ocular dominance is concerned.[2] Moreover, there is some evidence that Chondroitinase could be used for the treatment of spinal injuries.[3]

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References

  1. ↑ Cambridge Centre for Brain Repair, School of Clinical Medicine, Cambridge Centre for Brain Repair. Plasticity and the extracellular matrix. Archived 2007-12-03 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ Hensch TK (2005). "Critical period mechanisms in developing visual cortex". Curr. Top. Dev. Biol. 69: 215–37. doi:10.1016/S0070-2153(05)69008-4. PMID 16243601.
  3. ↑ "Spinal injury regeneration hope". BBC NEWS, online. 17 February 2008. Retrieved 2009-12-31


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