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Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor

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Definition: A neurotrophic factor that promotes the survival of various neuronal cell types and may play an important role in the injury response in the nervous system.     
See Also Receptor, Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor 		Other names Neurotrophic Factor, Ciliary; Neuronotrophic Factor, Ciliary; Factor, Ciliary Neurotrophic; Factor, Ciliary Neuronotrophic; Ciliary Neuronotrophic Factor; CNTF
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
ciliary neurotrophic factor, Ala(152)-Ala(155)-Asp(166)-His(167)  0   *Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor. Neurosci Lett 2005 Feb 21;374(3):161-5
axokine  0   *Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 1999 May;40(6):1298-305

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