Rita Levi-Montalcini: The discovery of nerve growth factor and modern neurobiology

Trends in Cell Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 395-399

  Aloe, Luigi ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

NERVE GROWTH FACTOR;

ACCURACY; CELL FUNCTION; CELL POPULATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL SURVIVAL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE CELL GROWTH; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEURAL CREST CELL; NEUROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; ITALY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEUROBIOLOGY; NOBEL PRIZE; PORTRAITS;

EID: 3042705879     PISSN: 09628924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tcb.2004.05.011     Document Type: Review

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