NERVE GROWTH FACTOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does nerve growth factor mean? 

• NERVE GROWTH FACTOR (noun)
  The noun NERVE GROWTH FACTOR has 1 sense:

1. a protein that is involved in the growth of peripheral nerve cells

  Familiarity information: NERVE GROWTH FACTOR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NERVE GROWTH FACTOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A protein that is involved in the growth of peripheral nerve cells

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

nerve growth factor; NGF

Hypernyms ("nerve growth factor" is a kind of...):

growth factor (a protein that is involved in cell differentiation and growth)

 Context examples 

Cloned by its ability to interact with the death domain of nerve growth factor receptor.

(Nerve Growth Factor Receptor Associated Protein 1, NCI Thesaurus/from OMIM)

Nerve growth factor (NGF) is one of a family of neurotrophins that induce the survival and proliferation of neurons.

(Nerve Growth Factor Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

The neurotrophin family consists of nerve growth factor (NGF), brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), neurotrophin 3 (NT-3), and neurotrophin 4 (NT-4).

(Neurotrophin Signaling Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)

This allele, which encodes beta-nerve growth factor protein, is involved in the modulation of both the growth and the differentiation of neurons.

(NGF wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

PC12 cells stop dividing and undergo terminal differentiation when treated with nerve growth factor, making the line a useful model system for neuronal differentiation.

(PC-12, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

This allele, which encodes high affinity nerve growth factor receptor protein, is involved in cellular differentiation, signal transduction and may play a role in specifying sensory neuron subtypes.

(NTRK1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

High affinity nerve growth factor receptor isoform TrkA-III (698 aa, ~77 kDa) is encoded by the human NTRK1 gene.

(High Affinity Nerve Growth Factor Receptor Isoform TrkA-III, NCI Thesaurus)

High affinity nerve growth factor receptor (796 aa, ~87 kDa) is encoded by the human NTRK1 gene.

(High Affinity Nerve Growth Factor Receptor, NCI Thesaurus)

Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor is a member of the nerve growth factor family.

(Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor, NCI Thesaurus)

Beta-nerve growth factor (241 aa, ~27 kDa) is encoded by the human NGF gene.

(Beta-Nerve Growth Factor, NCI Thesaurus)