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P L Marzella1, G M Clark, R K Shepherd, P F Bartlett, T J Kilpatrick.
Abstract
Transforming growth factor-betas (TGF-betas) have been implicated in normal inner ear development and in promoting neuronal survival. Early rat post-natal spiral ganglion cells (SGC) in dissociated cell culture were used as a model of auditory innervation to test the trophic factors TGF-beta3 and neurotrophin-3 (NT-3) for their ability, individually or in combination, to promote neuronal survival. The findings from this study suggest that TGF-beta3 supports neuronal survival in a concentration-dependent manner. Moreover TGF-beta3 and NT-3-potentiated spiral ganglion neuronal survival in a synergistic fashion.Entities:
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Year: 1998 PMID: 9486476 DOI: 10.1016/s0304-3940(97)00928-2
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neurosci Lett ISSN: 0304-3940 Impact factor: 3.046