She was engrossed in an article about nerve growth and the nagging bothered her.

Delayed or severe nerve damage can mean up to several years' recovery time because nerve growth is exceptionally slow.

Nerve sprouting, or abnormal nerve growth after damage or injury to the nerves can cause other further damage.

But white matter contains inhibitors that stymie nerve growth, researchers have found.

One was an antibody that blocks proteins whose role it is to stop new nerve growth in adult animals.

"This stability inhibits spontaneous nerve growth, which could be harmful under normal situations."

But if indeed it is, it makes our task of trying to stimulate nerve growth after spinal injury more manageable.

Is also known to play an important role in nerve growth and axonal development.

The factors that control material selection include biocompatibility, biodegradability, mechanical integrity, controllability during nerve growth, implantation and sterilization.

These chemicals include: nerve growth factor, testosterone, estrogen, dopamine, norepinephrine, serotonin, oxytocin, and vasopressin.