Gastroenterology
Volume 138, Issue 4 , Pages 1491-1501 , April 2010

Glial Cell–Derived Neurotrophic Factor Enhances Synaptic Communication and 5-Hydroxytryptamine 3a Receptor Expression in Enteric Neurons

  • Fanning Zeng

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    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests Address requests for reprints to: Fanning Zeng, MD, PhD, Gastrointestinal Disease Area, Novartis Horsham Research Centre, Wimblehurst Road, Horsham, RH12 5AB, United Kingdom. fax: (44) 1403-323054
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  • Robert P. Watson
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  • Mark S. Nash

Received 4 August 2009 ,Accepted 18 November 2009.

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 Conflicts of interest The authors disclose no conflicts.

 Funding This study was supported by a postdoctoral fellowship from Novartis Institute for Biomedical Research (F.Z.).

PII: S0016-5085(09)02100-3

doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2009.11.048

Gastroenterology
Volume 138, Issue 4 , Pages 1491-1501 , April 2010

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