Methods for promoting functional regeneration of mammalian muscle by administering leukaemia inhibitor factor

摘要

The present invention relates to a method for regulating neuron development, maintenance and regeneration in the central and peripheral nervous systems of a mammal and to pharmaceutical compositions comprising leukaemia inhibitory factor with or without nerve growth factor useful for same. The present invention is particularly useful in the treatment of developmental and cerebral anomalies and neuropathies in mammals and in particular humans.