Target derived and putative local actions of neurotrophins in the peripheral nervous system

Progress in Brain Research

Volumn 103, Issue C, 1994, Pages 43-54

  Ernfors, Patrik ^a   Lee, Kuo Fen ^a   Jaenisch, Rudolf ^a  

^a WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; MESSENGER RNA; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; NEUROTROPHIN 3; NEUROTROPHIN 4; NEUROTROPIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0028592626     PISSN: 00796123     EISSN: 18757855     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6123(08)61125-5     Document Type: Article

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