Sodium Plays Key Role in Tissue Regeneration

Tufts biologists have regenerated spinal cord and muscle by using a drug cocktail to trigger an influx of sodium ions into injured cells. This approach requires no gene therapy and can be administered after injury has occurred. The treatment applies most directly to spinal cord repair and limb loss. Proof of principle may apply to many tissues.

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