NGF
Nerve Growth Factor
Nerve growth factor
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This identified protein molecule, nowadays known as Nerve Growth Factor, is able to stimulate the neuronal growth.
Over the years, multiple trials and experiments have lead to the ultimate proof that this molecule is a fundamental element for a normal development of the nervous system.
The NGF protein could be considered a vital molecule or a "marvelous jack of all trades".
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NGF is a neurotrophic factor and a neuropeptide involved in regulating growth, maintenance, spreading and survival of specific target neurons. The neurodegeneration is referred to the growth or reparation of nervous tissues, cells or cell-based products..
We have discovered that the Nerve Growth Factor is more than a protein molecule. Without it, life stops. In rodents, it blocks the advancement of Alzheimer's.
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Rita Levi Montalcini
