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Abnormal cerebellar development and foliation in BDNF-/- mice reveals a role for neurotrophins in CNS patterning.
Neuron - 1 Aug 1997
Schwartz P M, Borghesani P R, Levy R L, Pomeroy S L, Segal R A
Abstract excerpt
While target-derived neurotrophins are required for the survival of developing neurons in the PNS, the functions of neurotrophins in the CNS are unclear. Mice with a targeted gene deletion of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) exhibit a wide-based gait. Consistent with this behavioral evidence of cerebellar dysfunction, there is increased death of granule cells, stunted growth of Purkinje cell dendrites,...
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