The Peripheral Nervous System: Morphology and Function
A special issue of Biomedicines (ISSN 2227-9059). This special issue belongs to the section "Neurobiology and Clinical Neuroscience".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2026 | Viewed by 11
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The PNS (Peripheral Nervous System) is composed of neurons whose cell bodies are located in the spinal cord or within the spinal ganglia, along with their central connections (nerve roots) and their axons, which extend through peripheral nerves to reach target organs. Peripheral nerves can be damaged due to the loss of structure and/or function caused by accidents, trauma, or other factors, leading to partial or complete loss of sensory, motor, and autonomic functions, as well as neuropathic pain.
Peripheral nerve injuries are one of the leading causes of chronic disability. Millions of people worldwide are affected each year by traumatic and non-traumatic injuries to the spinal cord or peripheral nerves.
Over the past decades, several strategies and techniques have been developed to repair injuries to both the PNS and CNS.
Peripheral nerve regeneration is the process by which regenerated nerve fibers, through the induction of terminal effectors, establish connections with effector organs and induce the spinal cord and higher nervous centers to recognize and remodel these organs for effective innervation.
In this context, this Special Issue invites original research that expands the field, as well as reviews that guide further studies toward identifying improved therapeutic approaches.
Dr. Samanta Taurone
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- peripheral nerves
- plexuses
- dismetabolic neuropathies
- inflammatory neuropathies
- nerve trunk morphology
- nerve trunk cells
- nerve injury
- neurophysiology
- nerve repair
- PNS regeneration
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