 Nerve Growth Factor
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NERVE GROWTH FACTOR is the first of a series of neurotrophic factors that were found to influence the growth and differentiation of sympathetic and sensory neurons. It is comprised of alpha, beta, and gamma subunits. The beta subunit is responsible for its growth stimulating activity.
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D020932
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D12.644.276.860.437 D12.776.467.860.437 D12.776.641.600.437 D23.529.850.437
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| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Nerve Growth Factor" by people in Profiles.
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Yeh LA, Padmanaban D, Ho P, Xing X, Rowley P, Morse LJ, Jensen RV, Cuny GD. Effects of a verbenachalcone derivative on neurite outgrowth, inhibition of caspase induction and gene expression. Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2005 Feb 15; 15(4):1193-6.
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Srinivasan B, Roque CH, Hempstead BL, Al-Ubaidi MR, Roque RS. Microglia-derived pronerve growth factor promotes photoreceptor cell death via p75 neurotrophin receptor. J Biol Chem. 2004 Oct 01; 279(40):41839-45.
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Pozniak CD, Radinovic S, Yang A, McKeon F, Kaplan DR, Miller FD. An anti-apoptotic role for the p53 family member, p73, during developmental neuron death. Science. 2000 Jul 14; 289(5477):304-6.
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