Turning Down Gene Expression Promotes Nerve Cell Maintenance, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Study

ScienceDaily (Feb. 2, 2009) — Anyone with a sweet tooth knows that too much of a good thing can lead to negative consequences. The same can be said about the signals that help maintain nerve cells, as demonstrated in a new study of myelin, a protein key to efficient neuronal transmission.

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