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Neurotrophic factors and neuro‐muscular disease: II. GDNF, other neurotrophic factors, and future directions
Author(s) -
Mitsumoto Hiroshi,
Tsuzaka Kazufumi
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
muscle and nerve
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.025
H-Index - 145
eISSN - 1097-4598
pISSN - 0148-639X
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-4598(199908)22:8<1000::aid-mus2>3.0.co;2-q
Subject(s) - glial cell line derived neurotrophic factor , neurotrophic factors , neurotrophin , neuroscience , gdnf family of ligands , brain derived neurotrophic factor , psychology , nerve growth factor , ciliary neurotrophic factor , disease , medicine , receptor
This is the second of two reviews in which we discuss the essential aspects of neurotrophic factor neurobiology, the characteristics of each neurotrophic factor, and their clinical relevance to neuromuscular diseases. The previous paper reviewed the neurotrophin family and neuropoietic cytokines. In the present article, we focus on the GDNF family and other neurotrophic factors and then consider future approaches that may be utilized in neurotrophic factor treatment. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Muscle Nerve 22: 1000–1021, 1999