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Gdnf is mitogenic, neurotrophic, and chemoattractive to enteric neural crest cells in the embryonic colon
4 Apr 2011
Abstract excerpt
Glial-derived neurotrophic factor (Gdnf) is required for morphogenesis of the enteric nervous system (ENS) and it has been shown to regulate proliferation, differentiation, and survival of cultured enteric neural crest-derived cells (ENCCs). The goal of this study was to investigate its in vivo role in the colon, the site most commonly affected by intestinal neuropathies such as Hirschsprung's disease. Gdnf...
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