BMC Developmental Biology

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Sensory defects in Necdin deficient mice result from a loss of sensory neurons correlated within an increase of developmental programmed cell death

David Andrieu1, Hamid Meziane2, Fabienne Marly1, Corinne Angelats1, Pierre-Alain Fernandez1 and Françoise Muscatelli1*

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1 Institut de Biologie du Développement de Marseille Luminy, Campus de Luminy Case 907 13288 Marseille Cedex 09, France

2 Institut Clinique de la Souris, 1 rue Laurent Fries, 67404 Illkirch Cedex, France

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BMC Developmental Biology 2006, 6:56 doi:10.1186/1471-213X-6-56

Published: 20 November 2006

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Comparative quantification of TrkA, TrkB and TrkC expressing cells in the lumbar and thoracic DRGs between wild type and mutant E13.5 embryos. The data provided represent the comparative quantification of TrkA, TrkB or TrkC expressing cells in the lumbar (A) and thoracic (B) DRGs between wild-type and mutant E13.5 embryos. Shown are the mean numbers of neurons ± SEM per square millimeter. Statistical comparisons were made using the Mann-Whitney test; asterisks show differences that are statistically significant (*, p < 0.05)

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Reduction of the number of TrkA- and TrkC-expressing cell in Necdin mutant trigeminal ganglia. The data provided represent the density of Trk-expressing neuron in trigeminal ganglia at E13.5. Box-plots are representative of neuronal counts from five or more embryos. Significant loss of TrkA- and TrkC- and no lack of TrkB-cells number were observed. Statistical comparisons were made using the Mann-Whitney test; asterisks show differences that are statistically significant (*, p < 0.05).

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