Recent progress in studies of neurotrophic factors and their clinical implications

Journal of Molecular Medicine

Volumn 75, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 637-644

  Shen, Liya ^a,b,d   Figurov, Alexander ^d   Lu, Bai ^c,d  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^d EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain derived neurotrophic factor; C ret tyrosine kinase; Dopaminergic neurons; Enteric nervous system; Gene knockout; Gila derived neurotrophic factor; Hirschsprung's disease; Kidney organogenesis; Long term potentiation; Trk receptor

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL SURVIVAL; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; LEARNING; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MEMORY; REVIEW; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; GLIAL CELL LINE-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; HUMANS; KIDNEY; LEARNING; MEMORY; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES;

EID: 0030851061     PISSN: 09462716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001090050147     Document Type: Review

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