The neurotrophin family of neurotrophic factors: An Overview

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 846, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-12

  Skaper, Stephen D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain derived neurotrophic factor; Glial cell line derived neurotrophic factor; Nerve growth factor; Neurodegeneration; Neuroregeneration; Neurotrophic factors; Neurotrophin 3; Neurotrophin 4 5; Receptor tyrosine kinases; Tropomyosin related kinase

Indexed keywords

NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3 KINASE; PHOSPHOLIPASE C GAMMA; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; RAS PROTEIN;

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; GENETICS; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; NEURONS; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3-KINASE; PHOSPHOLIPASE C GAMMA; RAS PROTEINS; RECEPTOR PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASES; RECEPTOR, NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 84859879356     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-536-7_1     Document Type: Review

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