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Transgenic Mice Which Overexpress Nerve Growth Factor, Kathryn M. Albers, Brian M. Davis Feb 1997

Transgenic Mice Which Overexpress Nerve Growth Factor, Kathryn M. Albers, Brian M. Davis

Neuroscience Faculty Patents

Transgenic mice that express increased levels of nerve growth factor (NGF) in the epidermis and other stratified, keratinized epithelium. The nerve growth factor expressing transgenic mice are useful in the study of neurodegenerative disorders of the brain such as Parkinson's syndrome and Alzheimer's disease and for testing for drug candidates for the treatment of these diseases.