Neuropeptides
Volume 43, Issue 1 , Pages 47-52 , February 2009

Nerve growth factor regulates synaptophysin expression in developing trigeminal ganglion neurons in vitro

  • L. Tarsa

      Affiliations

    • Department of Integrative Biosciences, Oregon Health and Science University, 611 SW Campus Drive, Portland, OR 97239, USA
    • Department of Endodontics, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA
    • ,
  • A. Balkowiec

      Affiliations

    • Department of Integrative Biosciences, Oregon Health and Science University, 611 SW Campus Drive, Portland, OR 97239, USA
    • Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Department of Integrative Biosciences, Oregon Health and Science University School of Dentistry, 611 SW Campus Drive, Portland, OR 97239, USA. Tel.: +1 503 418 0190; fax: +1 503 494 8554.

Received 7 May 2008 ,Accepted 29 September 2008.

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☆ This work was funded by the Medical Research Foundation of Oregon and National Institutes of Health (HL076113) grants to A.B.

PII: S0143-4179(08)00110-8

doi: 10.1016/j.npep.2008.09.009

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Volume 43, Issue 1 , Pages 47-52 , February 2009

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