US Patent Number
5602309
Publication Date
2-11-1997
Abstract
Transgenic mice that express increased levels of nerve growth factor (NGF) in the epidermis and other stratified, keratinized epithelium. The nerve growth factor expressing transgenic mice are useful in the study of neurodegenerative disorders of the brain such as Parkinson's syndrome and Alzheimer's disease and for testing for drug candidates for the treatment of these diseases.
Assignees
University of Kentucky Research Foundation, Lexington, KY.
Application Number
438,122
Filing Date
05/08/1995
Recommended Citation
Albers, Kathryn M. and Davis, Brian M., "Transgenic Mice which Overexpress Nerve Growth Factor" (1997). Neuroscience Faculty Patents. 5.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/neurobio_patents/5
