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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
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ciliary neurotrophic factor, Ala(152)-
Ala(155)-
Asp(166)-
His(167)
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*Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor.
Neurosci Lett 2005 Feb 21;374(3):161-5
axokine
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*Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 1999 May;40(6):1298-305