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Make a definition of neurotrophin

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Bukubule

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14y ago
Updated: 8/18/2019

Neurotrophins are a family of proteins that induce the survival, development and function of neurons. They belong to a class of growth factors.Neurotrophic factors are secreted by target tissue and act by preventing the associated neuron from initiating programmed cell death - thus allowing the neurons to survive.

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