Mature central neurons lose their capacity for axon growth, but overexpression of growth-associated proteins restores this potential, which may support spinal cord regeneration.
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Woolf, C. Turbocharging neurons for growth: accelerating regeneration in the adult CNS. Nat Neurosci 4, 7–9 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/82921
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