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A strain-independent postnatal neurodegeneration in mice lacking the EGF receptor.
The EMBO journal - 2 Feb 1998
Sibilia M, Steinbach J P, Stingl L, Aguzzi A, Wagner E F
Abstract excerpt
Mice lacking the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) exhibit strain-dependent phenotypes ranging from placental to postnatal skin, lung and brain defects. After birth, all mutant mice develop a progressive neurodegeneration in the frontal cortex, olfactory bulb and thalamus, characterized by massive apoptosis and upregulation of c-fos. These defects occur in a strain-independent manner, since neither rescue...
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