In an animal model of Parkinson's disease where dopaminergic neurons have been damaged by 6-hydroxydopamine, infusion of TGF-α into the brain caused an increase in the number of neuronal precursor cells.
Nun modelo animal da enfermidade de Parkinson no que foron danadas neuronas dopaminérxicas pola 6-hidroxidopamina, a infusión do TGF-α no cerebro causou un incremento no número de células presursoras neuronais.