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Low-affinity neurotrophin receptor with targeted mutation of exon 3 is capable of mediating the death of axotomized neurons.
Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology - 1 Apr 2003
Murray Simon S, Bartlett Perry F, Lopes Elizabeth C, Coulson Elizabeth J, Greferath Una, Cheema Surindar S
Abstract excerpt
1. In vivo studies have shown that the low-affinity 75 kDa neurotrophin receptor (p75NTR) is involved in axotomy-induced cell death of sensory and motor neurons. To further examine the importance of p75NTR in mediating neuronal death in vivo, we examined the effect of axotomy in the p75NTR-knockout mouse, which has a disrupted ligand-binding domain. 2. The extent of sensory and motor neuron loss in the...
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