Preferred Label : brain-derived neurotrophic factor;
Obsolete resource : false;
MeSH definition : 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);
MeSH synonym : bdnf; factor, brain-derived neurotrophic; neurotrophic factor, brain-derived; brain derived neurotrophic factor;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain-derived neurotrophic factor;
Is substance : O;
Origin ID : D019208;
UMLS CUI : C0107103;
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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)