The role of neurotrophins in the regulation of myelin development

NeuroSignals

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 265-276

  Xiao, Junhua ^a,b   Kilpatrick, Trevor J ^a,b   Murray, Simon S ^a,b  

^a Centre for Neuroscience   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Myelin; Neurotrophin; Oligodendrocyte; Peripheral nervous system; Schwann cell

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR; MYELIN; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; NEUROTROPHIN; NEUROTROPHIN 3; NEUROTROPHIN RECEPTOR; PRONEUROTROPHIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; HUMAN; MYELINATION; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; SCHWANN CELL;

ANIMALS; MYELIN SHEATH; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; NEURONS; RECEPTORS, NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; SCHWANN CELLS;

EID: 70350769117     PISSN: 1424862X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000231893     Document Type: Review

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