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Axon Degeneration: Too Much NMN Is Actually Bad?

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The mechanism of axon degeneration is incompletely understood. A recent study demonstrates that transgenic expression of bacterial nicotinamide adenine mononucleotide (NMN) in zebrafish and mice, which decreases NMN levels by… Click to show full abstract

The mechanism of axon degeneration is incompletely understood. A recent study demonstrates that transgenic expression of bacterial nicotinamide adenine mononucleotide (NMN) in zebrafish and mice, which decreases NMN levels by converting it to NaMN, protects against axon degeneration.

Keywords: much nmn; nmn actually; degeneration much; degeneration; actually bad; axon degeneration

Journal Title: Current Biology
Year Published: 2017

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