Neurobiology - Exciting neurotrophins

被引:28
作者
Berninger, B [1 ]
Poo, MM [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calif San Diego, Dept Biol, La Jolla, CA 92093 USA
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10.1038/44727
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
The neurotrophins were named after their ability to regulate the survival and differentiation of nerve cells. But they are also thought to be involved in the processes that underlie neuronal plasticity, and a new report indicates that their function goes even further than this -- they not only modulate chemical transmission, but, like the more classical neurotransmitters, they mediate it.
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