Ciliary neurotrophic factor prevents degeneration of motor neurons in mouse mutant progressive motor neuronopathy
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Deletion of the mouse RegIIIbeta (Reg2) gene disrupts ciliary neurotrophic factor signaling and delays myelination of mouse cranial motor neurons.
A large number of cytokines and growth factors support the development and subsequent maintenance of postnatal motor neurons. RegIIIbeta, also known as Reg2 in rat and HIP/PAP1 in humans, is a member of a family of growth factors found in many areas of the body and previously shown to play an important role in both the development and regeneration of subsets of motor neurons. It has been sugges...
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عنوان ژورنال: Nature
سال: 1992
ISSN: 0028-0836,1476-4687
DOI: 10.1038/358502a0