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CNTF II, I presume?

Elson and colleagues report the identification of a new, secreted ligand for the ciliary neurotrophic factor receptor, which is likely to be important during development.

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Figure 1: Two principal transmembrane receptor subunits, gp130 and LIFRβ, form the core of a broad range of receptor complexes for neural and hematopoietic cytokines.

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Lesser, S., Lo, D. CNTF II, I presume?. Nat Neurosci 3, 851–852 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1038/78738

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