Snake Venom To Nerve Grrowth Factor

 

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Snake Venom To Nerve Growth  Factor

 

Rita Levi - Montalcini: Discovery Of Nerve Growth Factors 

 

Snake venom played central role in the identification of nerve growth factor (NGF) by Stanley Cohen and Rita Levi-Montalcini, who shared the 1986 Nobel Prize for their work. They discovered that the venom of the moccasin snake (a species of pit viper from the Southeastern US) was a rich source of a factor that could induce outgrowth of fibers from cultured neurons. This enabled them to characterize and eventually purify NGF, the first growth factor to be identified and the prototype for a large family of signaling molecules.

 

 

 

 

 

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