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Complementary roles of BDNF and NT-3 in vestibular and auditory development.
Neuron - 1 Jun 1995
Ernfors P, Van De Water T, Loring J, Jaenisch R
Abstract excerpt
The physiological role of BDNF and NT-3 in the development of the vestibular and auditory systems was investigated in mice that carry a deleted BDNF and/or NT-3 gene. BDNF was the major survival factor for vestibular ganglion neurons, and NT-3, for spiral ganglion neurons. Lack of BDNF and NT-3 did not affect ingrowth of nerve fibers into the vestibular epithelium, but BDNF mutants failed to maintain afferent and...
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