Calcium-dependent cytoskeletal collapse and recovery of axons after partial laser ablation

Traumatic stretch or crush injury to axons causes widespread and often irreversible damage to the axonal cytoskeleton, in which calcium-mediated breakdown is known to play a central role.

Traumatic stretch or crush injury to axons causes widespread and often irreversible damage to the axonal cytoskeleton, in which calcium-mediated breakdown is known to play a central role. Unlike complete transection, where recovery must proceed through formation of a new growth…