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BDGF
(redirected from Brain-derived neurotrophic factor)

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BDGFbrain-derived growth factor
BDGFBrain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor


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Out of the variety of neurotrophic factors released during exercise, however, scientists found that one in particular stood out: brain-derived neurotrophic factor, or BDNF.
Buff and brainy: exercising the body can benefit the mind by Brownlee, Christen / Science News
Igfbp-5 was most frequently predicted by Opn; Lox was best predicted by lymphocyte antigen 6 complex, locus H; and Opn was most often predicted by brain-derived neurotrophic factor, interleukin 6, and proliferin.
Expression and immunity: new findings on Ahr interactions by Freeman, Kris / Environmental Health Perspectives
Thousand Oaks-based Amgen and partner Regeneron Pharmaceuticals disclosed that testing of BDNF, or brain-derived neurotrophic factor, showed there was no improvement in the breathing capacity in a Phase III, or late-stage, trial of about 1,000 patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease in memory of the baseball star who died of it in 1941.
DRUG TEST RESULTS ON ALS PATIENTS DISAPPOINT AMGEN by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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