nerve growth factor
- a protein that promotes the growth, organization, and maintenance of sympathetic and some sensory nerve cells. Abbreviation: NGF
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Origin of nerve growth factor
First recorded in 1965–70
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nerve growth factor
- a polypeptide produced by neurones and their supporting tissues as well as some other tissues that stimulate the growth of neurones
- any of various related polypeptides that promote the growth of neurones
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Abbreviation: NGF
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nerve growth factor
- A protein that stimulates the growth of sympathetic and sensory nerve cells.
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