Preferred Label : Recombinant Brain-Derived Growth Factors;
NCIt synonyms : Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor; BDNF; Therapeutic Brain-Derived Growth Factors;
NCIt definition : Recombinant therapeutic agents chemically identical to or similar to endogenous nerve
growth factors (neurotrophins) that play vital roles in the development of the nervous
system. Brain-derived growth factors may also regulate hematopoiesis and immune cell
function. Examples of brain-derived growth factors include nerve growth factor (NGF)
and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). (NCI04);
Origin ID : C1352;
UMLS CUI : C1522561;
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