Schwann cells have the ability to become young again
Monday, May 19, 2008 - 11:00
in Biology & Nature
Myelin-making Schwann cells have an ability every ageing Hollywood star would envy: they can become young again. According to a study appearing in the 19 May issue of the Journal of Cell Biology, David B. Parkinson (University College London, London, UK) and collogues have pinned down a protein that returns the cells to their youth...
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