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Monica Wang0
Ping Jin0
Ningning Miao0
Kevin Pang0
Nagesh K. Mahanthappa0
Date of Patent
November 21, 2006
0Patent Application Number
094519390
Date Filed
December 1, 1999
0Patent Primary Examiner
Patent abstract
It is shown here that hedgehog proteins possess novel activities beyond phenotype specification. Using cultures derived from the embryonic day 14.5 (E14.5) rat ventral mesencephalon, we show that hedgehog is also trophic for dopaminergic neurons. Interestingly, hedgehog not only promotes dopaminergic neuron survival, but also promotes the survival of midbrain GABA-immunoreactive (GABA-ir) neurons.
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