A member of the nerve growth factor family of trophic factors. In the brain BDNF has a trophic action on retinal, cholinergic, and dopaminergic neurons, and in the peripheral nervous system it acts on both motor and sensory neurons. (From Kendrew, The Encyclopedia of Molecular Biology, 1994)
Synonyms: 0, Neurotrophic Factor, Brain-Derived, Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor, Factor, Brain-Derived Neurotrophic, BDNF, Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor
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use BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR (NM) to search BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR 1986-96 ,97; was BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR 1986-96 ,97; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR was indexed under NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS 1986-96
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D019208