Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Definition in Medical Conditions Dictionary

Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor:

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)

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