| Example of Gene transfer 1: |
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| Instigate events
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| GAP-43 transgenic mice: |
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| GAP-43 transgenic
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| show a 60-fold
increase |
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| in adult DRG axon |
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| regeneration |
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| into a peripheral
nerve |
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| graft, in the
spinal cord |
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| in vivo |
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| + GAP-43 |
| In vitro |
| Bomze et al., 2001, Nat.
Neurosci., 4: 38 |