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nerve growth factor

nerve growth factor noun: a functional protein complex required for the survival, growth and specialization of certain types of neurons in vertebrates.

Noun

nerve growth factor (countable and uncountable, plural nerve growth factors)

  1. a functional protein complex required for the survival, growth and specialization of certain types of neurons in vertebrates.
    • They (trypsin-like serine proteases) are also thought to be involved in the processing or activation of other biologically important proteins such as nerve growth factor (NGF) and epidermal growth factor (EGF) (3–5).1983, Philip N. Howles, Douglas P. Dickinson, Laura L. DiCaprio, Mary Woodworth-Gutai, Kenneth W Gross, “Use of a cDNA recombinant for the γ-subunit of mouse nerve growth factor to localize members...
    • Nerve growth factor is the prototypical member of the neurotrophin family.1999 Landreth, Gary E. Growth Factors. In: Siegel, George J.; et al. Basic Neurochemistry. Philadelphia: Lippincott–Raven Publishers; 1999 [cited 18 December 2009]. Available from...
    Synonyms:
    NGF

nerve growth factor meaning in Tamil

nerve growth factor in Tamil

நரம்பு வளர்ச்சிக்காரணி

Synonyms of nerve growth factor

Forms of nerve growth factor

pluralnerve growth factors

Questions about nerve growth factor

What does nerve growth factor mean?
Nerve growth factor means a functional protein complex required for the survival, growth and specialization of certain types of neurons in vertebrates.
What is nerve growth factor in Tamil?
Nerve growth factor in Tamil is நரம்பு வளர்ச்சிக்காரணி. See Nerve growth factor meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is nerve growth factor?
Nerve growth factor is a noun.
What is the plural of nerve growth factor?
The plural of nerve growth factor is nerve growth factors.

Words near nerve growth factor in the dictionary

  1. nerve fibers
  2. nerve fibre
  3. nerve fibres
  4. nerve gas
  5. nerve gases
  6. nerve growth factor
  7. nerve growth factors
  8. nerve impulse
  9. nerve impulses
  10. nerve net
  11. nerve nets

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