Functional brain regeneration in the acoel worm Symsagittifera roscoffensis

The ability of some animals to regrow their head and brain after decapitation provides a striking example of the regenerative capacity within the animal kingdom. The acoel worm Symsagittifera roscoffensis can regrow its head, brain and sensory head organs within only a few weeks after decapitation....

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Main Authors: Simon G. Sprecher, F. Javier Bernardo-Garcia, Lena van Giesen, Volker Hartenstein, Heinrich Reichert, Ricardo Neves, Xavier Bailly, Pedro Martinez, Michael Brauchle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Company of Biologists 2015-12-01
Series:Biology Open
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Online Access:http://bio.biologists.org/content/4/12/1688