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A splice variant of trkB and brain-derived neurotrophic factor are co-expressed in retinal pigmented epithelial cells and promote differentiated characteristics.
Brain research - 13 Apr 1998
Hackett S F, Friedman Z, Freund J, Schoenfeld C, Curtis R, DiStefano P S, Campochiaro P A
Abstract excerpt
There is evidence suggesting reciprocal trophic interactions between photoreceptors and the retinal pigmented epithelium (RPE), but the factors involved have not been identified. In this study, we investigated the hypothesis that one or more known neurotrophic factors act upon the RPE. Cultured human and freshly isolated bovine RPE cells demonstrated saturable specific binding for [125I]labeled BDNF, NT-4/5 and...
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