Targeted molecules play only minor role in axon repair; Discovery underscores difficulties in developing regenerative spinal cord injury therapies

Monday, June 14, 2010 - 00:21 in Health & Medicine

Neuroscientists have found that removing three key inhibitory molecules from myelin -- the insulating material that surrounds nerve cell fibers -- does not significantly boost the ability of injured spinal axons to regenerate and restore themselves to full function.

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