Understanding proneurotrophin actions: Recent advances and challenges

Developmental Neurobiology

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 350-359

  Teng, Kenneth K ^a   Felice, Sarah ^a   Kim, Taeho ^a   Hempstead, Barbara L ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Neural development; Neurodegenerative diseases; Neuronal apoptosis; ProBDNF; ProNGF

Indexed keywords

NEUROTROPHIN RECEPTOR P75; NEUROTROPIN; PRONEUROTROPIN; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; SORTILIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APOPTOSIS; CELL DEATH; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL SURVIVAL; HUMAN; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE GROWTH; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; NEURONS; PROTEIN PRECURSORS;

EID: 77949729496     PISSN: 19328451     EISSN: 10974695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dneu.20768     Document Type: Review

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