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Multiple promoters direct tissue-specific expression of the rat BDNF gene

Timmusk et al., 1993

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15026752569188795131
Author
Timmusk T
Palm K
Metsis M
Reintam T
Paalme V
Saarma M
Persson H
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Neuron

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Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) supports the survival of a specific set of neurons in the vertebrate nervous system. Here we show that the rat BDNF gene consists of four short 5'exons and one 3'exon encoding the mature BDNF protein. Eight different BDNF mRNAs …
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