Which of the following would not increase the number of motor neurons or sympathetic neurons surviving in a chick explant?
A) Addition of purified NGF
B) Addition of NGF antiserum
C) Transplantation of an extra limb bud
D) Transplantation of a sarcoma expressing NGF
E) None of the above

Question

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Addition of antiserum would block NGF from binding to its receptors, thus preventing neuron survival. All of the other experiments provide additional NGF to promote neuron survival.

Which of the Following Would Not Increase the Number of Motor