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10.06.2024

Weizmann Institute researchers have discovered a protein that prunes nerve endings, regulating sensitivity to pain

Sensory axons induced to prune by trophic withdrawal in vitro
28.05.2013

Researchers discover a pivotal mechanism for shaping the nervous system

Locally Produced Proteins
26.07.2012

How do long nerve extensions get a crucial molecule to an injury site in time?
 

Dr. Ida Rishal and Prof. Michael Fainzilber. Ping-Pong signals
17.07.2012

“Ping-Pong” signals in large cells help them assess their own length

A developing eye of the fruit fly (left) is connected by the optic stalk to the optic lobe in the fly’s brain
14.03.2011

Institute scientists discover an entirely new form of transportation inside nerve cells

Dr. Oren Schuldiner. Early pruning for proper growth
01.10.2009
Dr. Oren Schuldiner is revealing how the developing brain is sculpted
(l-r) Tal Gradus, Prof. Michael Fainzilber and Dmitry Yudin. Gearing up
01.10.2008

What are molecular complexes thought to exist only in the cell nucleus doing on the nerve axons?

Wrapping Up
26.06.2007
Weizmann Institute Scientists reveal a mechanism for healthy nerve development, which may...
A Long and Winding Road
01.03.2005

Molecular messengers perform crucial role in nerve cell repair

 
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Nerves, Heal Themselves
20.01.2004
Weizmann Institute scientists reveal key part of nerve regeneration mechanism
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