nerve growth factor
nerve growth factor
nounDefinition of NERVE GROWTH FACTOR
: a protein that promotes development of the sensory and sympathetic nervous systems and is required for maintenance of sympathetic neurons
First Known Use of NERVE GROWTH FACTOR
1958
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