R.A. CÂMPEANU, MARIA LUISA FLONTA

Department of Anatomy, Animal Physiology and Biophysics, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, 91–95, Splaiul Independenței, Bucharest 050095, Romania

Optically stimulating neuronal growth is a relatively new subject which could have numerous applications in different areas knowing that a control over neuronal growth is a fundamental objective in biology. In this short review we will achieve a synthesis of the results reported in the literature and of the main hypotheses proposed for the stimulation mechanisms.

Corresponding author’s e-mail: flonta@biologie.kappa.ro

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