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Immediate induction of varicosities by transverse compression but not uniaxial stretch in axon mechanosensation

Chao Sun1,2, Lin Qi3,4, Yang Cheng3,5

  • 1Department of Biological Chemistry and Pharmacology, The Ohio State University, 182 Rightmire Hall, 1060 Carmack Road, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA.

Acta Neuropathologica Communications
|January 25, 2022
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Keywords:
Axonal varicosityConcussionDiffuse axonal injury (DAI)MicrotubuleMild traumatic brain injury (mTBI)Neural plasticityTransverse compressionUniaxial stretch

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