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Evidence for a motor nerve growth factor
Author(s) -
Slack J. R.,
Hopkins W. G.,
Pockett S.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
muscle and nerve
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.025
H-Index - 145
eISSN - 1097-4598
pISSN - 0148-639X
DOI - 10.1002/mus.880060402
Subject(s) - nerve growth factor , motor nerve , neuroscience , sensory system , growth factor , anatomy , medicine , biology , receptor
We review the evidence that a motor nerve growth factor released from muscle has wide ranging effects on the development and maintenance of muscle innervation. The actions of this putative factor on motor neurons are analogous to the actions of the well known nerve growth factor (NGF) on sympathetic and sensory neurons.