Murine β-NGF from adult male mouse submaxillary glands was purified in our laboratory as already described (Bocchini and Angeletti, 1969 (link)), with minor revisions. Male Crl:CD1(ICR) mice aged 6–8 months were obtained from Charles River Italia (Calco, Varese, Italy) and sacrificed by cervical translocation. The anti-NGF antibody was raised in goat and purified following an established procedure (Stoeckel and Thoenen, 1975 (link); Stoeckel et al., 1976 (link)).
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