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Article: The effects of concentrations of nerve growth factor on axonal regeneration.(SOUTH CAROLINA JUNIOR ACADEMY OF SCIENCE ABSTRACTS)(Brief article)
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- Bulletin of the South Carolina Academy of Science
- Article date:
- January 1, 2005
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The neurons of the central nervous system are incapable of nerve regeneration for unknown reasons. Nerve growth factor (NGF), a neurotrophic factor, has been proven experimentally to stimulate regulated growth in sympathetic neurons and to direct axon growth. This research endeavor demonstrated of axonal regeneration in the presence of nerve growth factor. Neural cells dissected from domestic chick embryos were immersed in different types of solutions inside microscope dishes containing nutrient-rich media 199, fetal bovine serum, and concentrations of 25 or 100 ng/ml NGF. Pictures of randomly chosen cells in the dishes were taken at time intervals of one hr, three hr, six ...