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CSF-1 deficiency in mice results in abnormal brain development.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Sept 1996
Michaelson M D, Bieri P L, Mehler M F, Xu H, Arezzo J C, Pollard J W, Kessler J A
Abstract excerpt
Colony stimulating factor-1 (CSF-1) was initially identified as a growth factor for mononuclear phagocytes. This study examines the role of CSF-1 in the development of the central nervous system (CNS). CSF-1 treatment of neurons cultured from embryonic brain promoted survival and process outgrowth in a dose-dependent manner. By contrast, CSF-1 treatment of neurons cultured from the osteopetrotic (op/op) mouse, a...
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