Nerve growth factor (NGF) is a neurotrophic protein essential for the growth, differentiation,
and survival of sympathetic and sensory afferent neurons during development. A substantial …

Glaucoma is a group of diseases characterized by progressive optic nerve degeneration that
results in visual field loss and irreversible blindness. A crucial element in the …

The role of neurotrophins as regulatory factors that mediate the differentiation and survival of
neurons has been well described. More recent evidence indicates that neurotrophins may …

Gras** requires coding of the object's intrinsic properties (size and shape), and the
transformation of these properties into a pattern of distal (finger and wrist) movements …

Functional recovery from peripheral nerve injury and repair depends on a multitude of
factors, both intrinsic and extrinsic to neurons. Neuronal survival after axotomy is a …

▪ Abstract Nerve growth factor (NGF) was discovered 50 years ago as a molecule that
promoted the survival and differentiation of sensory and sympathetic neurons. Its roles in …

Nerve growth factor (NGF) is a neurotrophin that activates nociceptive neurons to transmit
pain signals from the peripheral to the central nervous system and that exerts its effects on …

There is increasing evidence that neurotrophins (NTs) are involved in processes of neuronal
plasticity besides their well-established actions in regulating the survival, differentiation, and …

Neurons are specialized cells with a complex morphology that represent the functional unit
of the nervous system. They are generated in remarkable numbers, particularly in higher …

The neurotrophins are growth factors that play critical roles in the development,
maintenance, survival, and death of the nervous system. The signal transducing systems …