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)
Entry Term(s)
BDNF
Registry Number
0
Previous Indexing
Nerve Tissue Proteins (1986-1996)
Public MeSH Note
97; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR was indexed under NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS 1986-96
Online Note
use BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR (NM) to search BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR 1986-96
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)
