Neurotrophins: More to NGF than just survival

Current Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2000, Pages

  Davies, Alun M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0034192725     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(00)00480-2     Document Type: Review

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