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| Organ dysfunction as a consequence
of neural defects or injury is a common and debilitating problem.
The purpose of this workshop is to focus attention on organ innervation
so that impediments to research in this area can be identified. An
international group of investigators will convene to discuss innervation
during development and disease progression and following injury. Developmental
mechanisms underlying neural crest fate specification and migration
to specific organs as well as factors that guide these processes and
regulate neural survival will be considered. Mechanisms of neural
injury, autonomic plasticity, and repair will also be emphasized.
The workshop is intended to stimulate collaboration between investigators
approaching the topic of organ innervation from developmental, disease,
and repair perspectives. The workshop will also include a brainstorming
session regarding areas of future scientific opportunity. |
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