Silencing Growth Inhibitors Could Help Recovery from Brain Injury
Thursday, November 6, 2008 - 14:28
in Biology & Nature
Scientists have successfully regenerated damaged nerves by silence natural growth inhibitors in neurons. In a study published in the November 7 issue of Science, the researchers used genetic techniques to delete these inhibitors, resulting in significant re-growth of axons in a mouse model.
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