The time course of nerve growth factor content in different neuropsychiatric diseases - A unifying hypothesis

Journal of Neural Transmission

Volumn 105, Issue 8-9, 1998, Pages 871-903

  Hellweg, R ^b   Von Richthofen, S ^c   Anders, D ^c   Baethge, Ch ^c   Ropke St ^c   Hartung, H D ^c   Gericke, Ch A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Alcohol; Alzheimer's disease; Apoptosis; Cytokine; Diabetes; Nerve growth factor (NGF); Neurodegeneration; Neuropathy; Neuroplasticity; Neurotrophin; p75; trkA

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; NEUROTROPHIN;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; FOREBRAIN; HUMAN; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEUROPATHY; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BRAIN DISEASES; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; RECEPTORS, NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031738197     PISSN: 03009564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007020050100     Document Type: Article

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