The skinny on neurotrophins

被引:46
作者
Wisse, BE [1 ]
Schwartz, MW [1 ]
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[1] Univ Washington, Harborview Med Ctr, Dept Med, Div Metab Endocrinol & Nutr, Seattle, WA 98108 USA
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10.1038/nn0703-655
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Q189 [神经科学];
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071006 ;
摘要
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is best known as a regulator of brain development and plasticity. New evidence suggests that BDNF is also a component of the hypothalamic melanocortin pathway that controls body weight in adults.
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