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A Model of the Spatially Dependent Mechanical Properties of the Axon During Its Growth

J.A. García^1,2, J.M. Peña¹, S. McHugh², A. Jérusalem^2,3

1 DATSI Computer Science, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Campus de Montegancedo, 28860 Madrid, Spain
2 IMDEA Materials Institute, Tecnogetafe, C/ Eric Kandel 2, 28906 Getafe, Spain
3 Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PJ, UK; corresponding author: antoine.jerusalem@eng.ox.ac.uk