ngf
IPA: gf
Root Word: NGF
noun
- (biochemistry) Initialism of nerve growth factor: a neurotrophic factor and neuropeptide involved in the growth of peripheral nerve cells. [(biochemistry) a functional protein complex required for the survival, growth and specialization of certain types of neurons in vertebrates.]
- Initialism of National Golf Foundation.
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Examples of "ngf" in Sentences
- NGF helps the neuron grow as a whole.
- NGF is high in injured or inflamed tissue.
- NGF has also been shown to accelerate wound healing.
- This eventually led to the discovery of the NGF gene.
- Studies in 1971 determined the primary structure of NGF.
- NGF has not only a trophic role but also a tropic or guiding role.
- Noopept stimulates the expression of NGF and BDNF in rat hippocampus.
- Role of NGF and neurogenic inflammation in the pathogenesis of psoriasis.
- There is strong evidence demonstrating the role of NGF as an inflammatory.
- As opposed to TrkA, the LNGFR plays a somewhat less clear role in NGF biology.
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