Not Signed In - Growth Factor Stimulates Rapid Extension Of Key Motor Neurons In Brain
Sat, 04 Nov 2006 04:00 AM EST
... A growth factor known to be important for the survival of many types of cells stimulates rapid extension of corticospinal motor neurons -- critical brain cells that connect the cerebral cortex with the spinal cord and that die in motor neuron diseases like amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease). ...
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