Neurotrophins and the primate central nervous system: A minireview

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 739-747

  Hayashi, Motoharu ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

aging; development; neuroactive substance; Neurotrophins; primate central nervous system

Indexed keywords

NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEUROTROPHIN;

AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BRAIN DEGENERATION; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CHOLINERGIC NERVE CELL; FOREBRAIN; HUMAN; NERVE CELL GROWTH; NERVE FIBER DEGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REVIEW; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

MAMMALIA; PRIMATES;

EID: 0029833638     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02532295     Document Type: Review

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