NERVE GROWTH FACTOR

Specialty Definition: NERVE GROWTH FACTOR

Domain	Definition
Health	Nerve growth factor is the first of a series of neurotrophic factors that were found to influence the growth and differentiation of sympathetic and sensory neurons. It is comprised of alpha, beta, and gamma subunits. The beta subunit is responsible for its growth stimulating activity. (references)
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Crosswords: NERVE GROWTH FACTOR

Specialty definitions using "NERVE GROWTH FACTOR": Neurotrophin 3, neurotrophin-3, neurotrophins, NT3 ♦ PC12 Cells ♦ Receptor, Nerve Growth Factor, Receptor, trkA, Receptors, Nerve Growth Factor, Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor. (references)

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Commercial Usage: NERVE GROWTH FACTOR

Domain	Title
Books	Nerve growth factor and its antiserum papers presented at the symposium entitled Nerve Growth Factor and its Antiserum, held at University College, London, 15-16 April 1971 (reference) (more book examples)
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Photo Album: NERVE GROWTH FACTOR

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	Nerve growth factor. Credit: National Library of Medicine.
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Non-Fiction Usage: NERVE GROWTH FACTOR

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Nerve growth factor (NGF) -- a neurotrophic factor that promotes the repair of cholinergic neurons. (references)
		These pieces of evidence have given rise to the hypothesis that nerve growth factor and estrogen interact in some way to protect cholinergic neurons from degenerating. (references)
		The best-studied models of mammalian nerve cell apoptosis are cultures of sympathetic nerve cells (a type of PNS cell) from which the critical trophic factor NGF, or nerve growth factor, has been removed. (references)
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Frequency of Internet Keywords: NERVE GROWTH FACTOR

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
nerve growth factor	11
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Modern Translation: NERVE GROWTH FACTOR

Language		Translations for "NERVE GROWTH FACTOR"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		nervevækstfaktor. (various references)

Dutch		zenuwgroeifactor. (various references)

Finnish		hermosolujen kasvutekijä. (various references)

French		facteur de croissance du tissu nerveux. (various references)

German		Nervenwachstumsfaktor. (various references)

Greek		αυξητικός παράγοντας του νευρικού ιστού. (various references)

Italian		fattore di accrescimento del tessuto nervoso. (various references)

Pig Latin		ervenay owthgray actorfay

Portuguese		factor de crescimento do tecido nervoso. (various references)

Spanish		factor de crecimiento del tejido nervioso. (various references)

Swedish		nerve growth factor. (various references)
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Anagrams: NERVE GROWTH FACTOR

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-c-e-e-f-g-h-n-o-o-r-r-r-t-t-v-w"
	-5 letters: controverter.
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