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Anderson MA, Burda JE, Ren Y, et al. Astrocyte scar formation aids central nervous system axon regeneration. Nature. 2016;532(7598):195–200. doi:10.1038/nature17623. This is an important paper to be aware of: Astrocytic scars have been regarded as barriers to central nervous
