Microsurgery on the brain of the fruit fly leads to new insights into irreparable nerve injuries
04-Jun-2008 -
Every year, one million Europeans are confronted with potentially irreparable brain or spinal cord injuries resulting from traffic accidents. Because the nerves in a damaged spinal cord cannot, or cannot fully, be repaired, the patient remains (partially) paralyzed. Now, VIB scientists connected ...
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