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August 7, 1995 7:00 AM UTC
University researchers reported that most severed nerve fibers of mammalian brain fail to regenerate due to developmental changes in the axons themselves that result in a preprogrammed loss of ability to elongate in the central nervous system.
In addition, the researchers reported, nerve growth factors and inhibitors are not the key to repairing the damage. ...