EFFECTS OF GLIAL CELL LINE-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR (GDNF) ON STEM/PROGENITOR CELL PROLIFERATION AND DIFFERENTIATION
Stem/progenitor cells are present in the adult brain; they undergo constantproliferation and differentiate into mature neurons in certain brain areas, a phenomenoncalled neurogenesis. This study investigated the effects of GDNF, a potent trophic factorof dopaminergic neurons, on neurogenesis in the...
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UKnowledge
2005
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| Online Access: | http://uknowledge.uky.edu/gradschool_diss/233 http://uknowledge.uky.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1236&context=gradschool_diss |