loading...| Preferred Name |
Neurotrophic Factor |
| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C20391 |
| code |
C20391 |
| DEFINITION |
A family of protein growth factors produced by the nervous system and peripheral target tissues. These proteins are critical for development, growth, regeneration, survival, and differentiation of neurons. |
| DesignNote |
Neurotrophin signaling is mediated by the Trk family of receptor tyrosine kinases. (IP, N. Y. (1998), The Neurotrophins and Neuropoietic Cytokines: Two Families of Growth Factors Acting on Neural and Hematopoietic Cells. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 840: 97-106. doi: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1998.tb09553.x) |
| FULL_SYN |
Neurotrophin |
| label |
Neurotrophic Factor |
| Legacy_Concept_Name |
Neurotrophic_Factor |
| Preferred_Name |
Neurotrophic Factor |
| prefixIRI |
C20391 |
| prefLabel |
Neurotrophic Factor |
| Semantic_Type |
Biologically Active Substance Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein |
| UMLS_CUI |
C0132298 |
| subClassOf |
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