"Nerve Growth Factor" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.644.276.860.437 D12.776.467.860.437 D12.776.631.600.437 D23.529.850.437
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| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Nerve Growth Factor" by people in Profiles.
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Structural analysis of TrkA mutations in patients with congenital insensitivity to pain reveals PLC? as an analgesic drug target. Sci Signal. 2022 04 26; 15(731):eabm6046.
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Region-specific parasympathetic nerve remodeling in the left atrium contributes to creation of a vulnerable substrate for atrial fibrillation. JCI Insight. 2019 10 17; 4(20).
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Transplantation of neural crest-like cells derived from induced pluripotent stem cells improves diabetic polyneuropathy in mice. Cell Transplant. 2013; 22(10):1767-83.
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HSV-1 gene expression from reactivated ganglia is disordered and concurrent with suppression of latency-associated transcript and miRNAs. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011 Nov 15; 108(46):18820-4.
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Evaluation of sigma (s) receptors in the antidepressant-like effects of ketamine in vitro and in vivo. Eur Neuropsychopharmacol. 2012 Apr; 22(4):308-17.
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Regeneration of dental-pulp-like tissue by chemotaxis-induced cell homing. Tissue Eng Part A. 2010 Oct; 16(10):3023-31.
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Molecular and structural insight into proNGF engagement of p75NTR and sortilin. J Mol Biol. 2010 Mar 05; 396(4):967-84.
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Current approaches in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. Biomed Pharmacother. 2008 Apr-May; 62(4):199-207.
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Neurotrophins and tonsillar hypertrophy in children with obstructive sleep apnea. Pediatr Res. 2007 Oct; 62(4):489-94.
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Identification of stem cells from human umbilical cord blood with embryonic and hematopoietic characteristics. Exp Cell Res. 2006 Aug 01; 312(13):2454-64.