Zebrafish Reveal Promising Process for Healing Spinal Cord Injury
Friday, July 6, 2012 - 14:00
in Health & Medicine
Scientists in Australia are studying the mechanisms of spinal cord repair in zebrafish, which unlike humans and other mammals can regenerate their spinal cord following injury. Their findings suggest a family of molecules called fibroblast growth factors could be a therapeutic target for encouraging nerve regeneration.