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Nerve growth factor (NGF) activity was not detected by bioassay in irides killed immediately after excision but NGF appeared within 24 h in living irides placed in culture or grafted to a host eye. Furthermore, sensory and, although less effective, sympathetic denervation of irides in situ led within 10 days to the appearance of NGF activity. In addition, freezing and thawing released a parasympathetic neuronotrophic factor activity from irides.
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Ebendal, T., Olson, L., Seiger, Å. et al. Nerve growth factors in the rat iris. Nature 286, 25–28 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1038/286025a0
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