Development of primary sensory neurons in the trigeminal nervous system; dependency on neurotrophins and other substances

This review presents information about the development of primary sensory neurons in the trigeminal nervous system. The deficiency of high affinity receptors for nerve growth factor (trkA) and neurotrophin-3 (trk-C) causesa reduction of primary nociceptors in the trigeminal ganglion (TG). The disrup...

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Main Authors: Hiroyuki Ichikawa, Saburo Matsuo, Tomosada Sugimoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-02-01
Series:Japanese Dental Science Review
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1882761611000688