Zebrafish Study Reveals Clues to Healing Spinal Cord Injuries (VIDEO)

University of Edinburgh

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Researchers have pinpointed key molecules that prompt damaged nerve fibres in zebrafish to regenerate themselves. Nerve fibres (arrows) can be seen crossing an injury site in the spinal cord of a living zebrafish.

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University of Edinburgh

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