Innate mechanisms of spinal cord regeneration: something fishy about our spines?

Innate Mechanisms of Spinal Cord Regeneration

Valentina Cigliola, an assistant professor from Vanderbilt University’s Department of Pharmacology, presented a talk on spinal cord regeneration.

Cigliola discussed zebrafish spinal regeneration and its potential applicability to humans. Zebrafish, or Danio rerio, can regrow spinal neurons in under 10 weeks.

Zebrafish could just be the key to unlocking regeneration in humans.

Her talk focused on understanding the innate mechanisms of spinal cord regeneration in zebrafish to induce regeneration in adult mammals.

Author's summary: Zebrafish may hold the key to human regeneration.

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