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Control of postganglionic neurone phenotype by the rat pineal gland.
Neuroscience - 1 Jan 2002
Anderson C R, Penkethman S L, Bergner A J, McAllen R M, Murphy S M
Abstract excerpt
As neurones develop they are faced with choices as to which genes to express, to match their final phenotype to their role in the nervous system. A number of processes can guide these decisions. Within the autonomic and sensory nervous systems, there are a handful of examples that suggest that one mechanism that may match phenotype to function is the presence of target-derived differentiation factors. We tested...
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