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NERVE growth factor (NGF) is a chemically characterised polypeptide which affects the development of the sensory and sympathetic nervous systems and is required for maintenance of sympathetic neurones1–3. Its mechanism of action and its precise role in embryogenesis are unknown.
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TISCHLER, A., GREENE, L. Nerve growth factor-induced process formation by cultured rat pheochromocytoma cells. Nature 258, 341–342 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1038/258341a0
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