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Mechanisms in the brain... #1 (permalink) Fri Sep 22, 2006 16:15 pm   Mechanisms in the brain...
 

Dear Teachers,

I'm a little confused about this sentence:

"There are also mechanisms in the brain to prevent unwanted nerve cell growth; these stop repair when axons are damaged by accident."

Is it saying that the mechanisms that prevent unwanted nerve cell growth would stop damaged axons from repairing?
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Mechanisms in the brain... #2 (permalink) Fri Sep 22, 2006 16:31 pm   Mechanisms in the brain...
 

Hi apo

I understand that the mechanisms that prevent unwanted nerve cell growth would also stop/prevent the repair ("healing") of damaged axons.

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