GDNF slows loss of motoneurons but not axonal degeneration or premature death of pmn/pmn mice

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 2335-2341

  Sagot, Y ^a,d   Tan, S A ^b   Hammang, J P ^c   Aebischer, P ^b   Kato, A C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^c CytoTherapeutics Inc   (United States)

^d Centre Médical Universitaire   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

encapsulated cell line; GDNF; motor neurons; neurodegenerative disease; pmn pmn mice; progressive motor neuronopathy

Indexed keywords

NEURITE PROMOTING FACTOR; NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; POLYMER; RECOMBINANT GLIAL CELL LINE DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL SECRETION; CELL STRAIN BHK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOT HYBRIDIZATION; ENCAPSULATION; HISTOLOGY; IMPLANTATION; LIFESPAN; MOTOR NEUROPATHY; MOUSE; NERVE FIBER DEGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0029950147     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.16-07-02335.1996     Document Type: Article

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