The role of endogenous nerve growth factor in human diabetic neuropathy

Nature Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 703-707

  Anand, P ^a   Terenghi, G ^b   Warner, G ^a   Kopelman, P ^a   Williams Chestnut, R E ^c   Sinicropi, D V ^c  

^a ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c GENENTECH INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NERVE GROWTH FACTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; HYPOALGESIA; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; KERATINOCYTE; MALE; NOCICEPTION; POLYNEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SKIN NERVE; TISSUE LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AXONS; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMANS; MALE; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; REFLEX; SENSATION; SKIN; SUBSTANCE P;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029939680     PISSN: 10788956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nm0696-703     Document Type: Article

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