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| GDNF: a glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor for midbrain dopaminergic neurons LFH Lin, DH Doherty, JD Lile, S Bektesh, F Collins Science 260 (5111), 1130-1132, 1993 | 4186 | 1993 |
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| Purification, cloning, and expression of ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF) LFH Lin, D Mismer, JD Lile, LG Armes, ET Butler III, JL Vannice, F Collins Science 246 (4933), 1023-1025, 1989 | 504 | 1989 |
| Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor is expressed in the developing but not adult striatum and stimulates developing dopamine neurons in vivo I Strömberg, L Björklund, M Johansson, A Tomac, F Collins, L Olson, ... Experimental neurology 124 (2), 401-412, 1993 | 422 | 1993 |
| The language of life: DNA and the revolution in personalised medicine F Collins Profile Books, 2010 | 408 | 2010 |
| Localization of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator mRNA in the human gastrointestinal tract by in situ hybridization. TV Strong, K Boehm, FS Collins The Journal of clinical investigation 93 (1), 347-354, 1994 | 317 | 1994 |
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| Purification and initial characterization of rat B49 glial cell line‐derived neurotrophic factor LFH Lin, TJ Zhang, F Collins, LG Armes Journal of neurochemistry 63 (2), 758-768, 1994 | 267 | 1994 |
| Sustained increase in intracellular calcium promotes neuronal survival F Collins, MF Schmidt, PB Guthrie, SB Kater Journal of Neuroscience 11 (8), 2582-2587, 1991 | 247 | 1991 |
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