nerve growth factor

== English == === Noun === nerve growth factor (countable and uncountable, plural nerve growth factors) (biochemistry) a functional protein complex required for the survival, growth and specialization of certain types of neurons in vertebrates. 1999 Landreth, Gary E. Growth Factors. In: Siegel, George J.; et al. Basic Neurochemistry. Philadelphia: Lippincott–Raven Publishers; 1999 [cited 18 December 2009]. Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/bookshelf/br.fcgi?book=bnchm&part=A1358#A1364 Nerve growth factor is the prototypical member of the neurotrophin family. ==== Synonyms ==== NGF ==== Hypernyms ==== neurotrophin ==== Meronyms ==== α-NGF β-nerve growth factor β-NGF γ-NGF ==== Coordinate terms ==== brain-derived neurotrophic factor neurotrophin-3 neurotrophin-4 === References === Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man, OMIM (TM). Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD. MIM Number: 162030: 23 November 2009: . World Wide Web URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/omim/ (specific entry archived at https://www.webcitation.org/5m7mgHpA7?url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/dispomim.cgi?id=162030, 18 December 2009). Glossary. In: Purves, Dale; et al.. Neuroscience. Sunderland, Massachusetts: Sinauer Associates; 2001 [cited 18 December 2009]. Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/bookshelf/br.fcgi?book=neurosci&part=A2251#A2659 .