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Zebrafish may help motor neuron replacement

Zebrafish may help motor neuron replacement

Edinburgh University has found a key hormone allows zebrafish to develop and replace their motor neurons, a nerve cell found in the spinal cord.

Dr Catherina Becker, from Edinburgh University’s centre for neuroregeneration, said: “Our work sheds light on the way in which motor neurons develop and re-generate, and could inform research that leads to an increased understanding of motor neuron disease and spinal cord injuries.”

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