nerve growth factor

noun

|Updated on: 5 Jul 2018

Definition of nerve growth factor

: a protein that promotes development of the sensory and sympathetic nervous systems and is required for maintenance of sympathetic neurons

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In early trials, NurOwn was effective at boosting those nerve growth factors in cerebral spinal fluid of patients.

— beth mole, Ars Technica, "Under “right-to-try” law, therapy may go for $300K—with no proof it will work," 22 June 2018

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First Known Use of nerve growth factor

1958

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nerve growth factor

noun

medical Definition of nerve growth factor

: a protein that promotes development of the sensory and sympathetic nervous systems and is required for maintenance of sympathetic neurons —abbreviation NGF