Targeted molecules play only minor role in axon repair

Thursday, June 10, 2010 - 06:43 in Biology & Nature

Neuroscientists at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have found that removing three key inhibitory molecules from myelin - the insulating material that surrounds nerve cell fibres - does not significantly boost the ability of injured spinal axons to regenerate and restore themselves to full function...

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