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. 2009 Dec 10;64(5):591-2.
doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2009.11.027.

Taking off the SOCS: cytokine signaling spurs regeneration

Jason M Newbern  1 , Sarah E Shoemaker, William D Snider
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Taking off the SOCS: cytokine signaling spurs regeneration

Jason M Newbern et al. Neuron. .
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Abstract

Strategies to improve function after CNS injuries must contend with the failure of axons to regrow after transection in adult mammals. In this issue of Neuron, Smith et al. provide an important advance by demonstrating that SOCS3 acts as a key negative regulator of adult optic nerve regeneration.

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