Regulation of spinal motoneuron survival by GDNF during development and following injury (original) (raw)
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During normal development of many vertebrate species, substantial numbers of neurons in the central and peripheral nervous system undergo naturally occurring (or programmed) cell death. For example, approximately 50% of spinal motoneurons degenerate and die at a time when these cells are establishing synaptic connections with their target muscles in the chick, mouse, rat, and human. It is generally thought that the survival of developing motoneurons depends on access to trophic molecules. Motoneurons that survive the period of programmed cell death may also die following injury in the developing or adult animal. Increasing evidence suggests that glial-cell-line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) plays a physiological and/or pharmacological role in the survival of various neuronal cell types, including motoneurons. In this paper, we review the survival and growth-promoting effects of GDNF on spinal motoneurons during the period of programmed cell death and following injury.
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- Department of Neurobiology & Anatomy, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA, , , , , , US
Lucien J. Houenou, Ronald W. Oppenheim, Linxi Li, Albert C. Lo & David Prevette
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Received: 12 June 1996 / Accepted: 14 June 1996
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Houenou, L., Oppenheim, R., Li, L. et al. Regulation of spinal motoneuron survival by GDNF during development and following injury.Cell Tissue Res 286, 219–223 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004410050690
- Issue Date: October 1996
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s004410050690