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New clues to nerve regeneration
Email: Susan Brown - sdbrown@nasw.org News from The Scientist 2005, 6(1):20051007-01
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Turning off a well-known chemical switch may allow severed nerves in adult mammals to regenerate, according to a report in this week'sScience. By jamming the epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor, the authors blocked harmful signals known to limit repair of damaged axons in the central nervous system. Their finding points to a promising new target for restoring neural function following injury, they say.
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