Rita Levi-Montalcini: A brief biographic view of past and present studies on nerve growth factor

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 45, Issue 4-5, 1999, Pages 207-209

  Aloe, Luigi ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; PAST AND PRESENT;

NERVE GROWTH FACTOR;

APOPTOSIS; CELL MIGRATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; HISTORY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0033563201     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0029(19990515/01)45:4/5<207::AID-JEMT3>3.0.CO;2-E     Document Type: Review

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