The midkine family of growth factors: Diverse roles in nervous system formation and maintenance

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 171, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 905-912

  Winkler, C ^a   Yao, S ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Alk; Midkine; neural induction; neural patterning; neurodegeneration; neuroprotection; neuroregeneration; Pleiotrophin

Indexed keywords

ANAPLASTIC LYMPHOMA KINASE; MIDKINE; PLEIOTROPHIN; RETINOIC ACID INDUCIBLE PROTEIN I;

BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CELL CYCLE REGULATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHICK; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE; HUMAN; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MDK2 GENE; MDKA GENE; MDKB GENE; MOUSE EMBRYO; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NERVE INJURY; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; UPREGULATION; ZEBRA FISH;

ALK; MIDKINE; NEURAL INDUCTION; NEURAL PATTERNING; NEURODEGENERATION; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROREGENERATION; PLEIOTROPHIN;

ANIMALS; CYTOKINES; HUMANS; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEURONS; RECEPTORS, GROWTH FACTOR;

EID: 84893100135     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: 14765381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bph.12462     Document Type: Review

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