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BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR
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Descriptor
English
:
Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Factor Neurotrófico Derivado del Encéfalo
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Fator Neurotrófico Derivado do Encéfalo
Synonyms
English
:
BDNF
Tree Number:
D12.644.276.860.100
D12.776.467.860.100
D12.776.641.600.100
D23.529.850.100
Definition
English
:
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)
History Note
English
:
97; was BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR 1986-96
Allowable Qualifiers
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:
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adverse effects
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cerebrospinal fluid
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chemical synthesis
contraindications
drug effects
deficiency
diagnostic use
economics
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history
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isolation & purification
metabolism
pharmacology
physiology
pharmacokinetics
poisoning
radiation effects
supply & distribution
secretion
standards
toxicity
therapeutic use
ultrastructure
urine
Record Number:
33030
Unique Identifier:
D019208
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