METHODS OF PROMOTING THE SURVIVAL AND DIFFERENTIATION OF SUBCLASSES OF CHOLINERGIC AND SEROTONERGIC NEURONS USING FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR-5

摘要

The present invention relates to methods of promoting the survival and differentiation of subclasses of cholinergic and serotonergic neurons using fibroblast growth factor-5 (FGF-5). FGF-5 promotes the differentiation of cholinergic septal neurons as well as serotonergic neurons of the raphe nucleus.