口腔医学与生命科学 Discovery of Growth Factors During World War ll, Dr. Rita Levi-Montalcini conducted experiments from a home laboratory studying the growth of nerve fibers in chicken embryos 1950, Dr. Rita Levi-Montalcini initiated a study on ngr 953, Dr Stanley cohen joined the group and start to work on purification of NGF Snake saliva was used as a nuclease, and it led to the discovery of nGf in saliva Saliva gland promoted tooth eruption and eye openings led to the discovery of egf in 1962 Both received nobel prize in 1986 ·口腔组织是极有特色的实验材料口腔医学与生命科学 Discovery of Growth Factors • During World War II, Dr. Rita Levi-Montalcini conducted experiments from a home laboratory, studying the growth of nerve fibers in chicken embryos. • 1950, Dr. Rita Levi-Montalcini initiated a study on NGF. • 1953, Dr. Stanley Cohen joined the group and start to work on purification of NGF. • Snake saliva was used as a nuclease, and it led to the discovery of NGF in saliva. • Saliva gland promoted tooth eruption and eye openings led to the discovery of EGF in 1962. • Both Received Nobel Prize in 1986 • 口腔组织是极有特色的实验材料