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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
1
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1992-10-15
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pubmed:abstractText |
Platelet-derived growth factors (PDGFs) are growth-regulatory molecules that stimulate chemotaxis, proliferation and increased metabolism, primarily of connective tissue cells. In our previous paper, we have demonstrated the ubiquitous localization of PDGF B-chain-containing proteins in neurons and expression of transcripts for PDGF A-chain, B-chain and the two forms of the PDGF receptor in the brains of non-human primates. In the present study, the cellular localization of PDGF B-chain in developing and adult rat brains was analyzed using immunocytochemistry with a PDGF B-chain-specific monoclonal antibody. Intense PDGF B-chain immunoreactivity (PDGFB-I) was distributed around the continuously regenerating primary olfactory neurons at all stages of development from embryo to adult. The major part of PDGFB-I associated with neurons appeared some time after birth and increased with age. PDGFB-I appeared in several nerve fiber systems during earlier stages of development and gradually decreased with age. In conjunction with other data showing the existence of functional PDGF receptor beta-subunits in the neurons, these data suggest a possible role for PDGF B-chain as a neurotrophic or neuroregulatory factor in both developing and mature brains.
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pubmed:grant | |
pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:chemical | |
pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Jul
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pubmed:issn |
0165-3806
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:day |
24
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pubmed:volume |
68
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
41-53
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2007-11-14
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:1521324-Animals,
pubmed-meshheading:1521324-Brain,
pubmed-meshheading:1521324-Brain Chemistry,
pubmed-meshheading:1521324-Cerebellum,
pubmed-meshheading:1521324-Hippocampus,
pubmed-meshheading:1521324-Immunoenzyme Techniques,
pubmed-meshheading:1521324-Olfactory Nerve,
pubmed-meshheading:1521324-Optic Nerve,
pubmed-meshheading:1521324-Platelet-Derived Growth Factor,
pubmed-meshheading:1521324-Proto-Oncogene Proteins,
pubmed-meshheading:1521324-Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-sis,
pubmed-meshheading:1521324-Rats,
pubmed-meshheading:1521324-Rats, Inbred Strains
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pubmed:year |
1992
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Platelet-derived growth factor B-chain-like immunoreactivity in the developing and adult rat brain.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle 98195.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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