"nerve growth factor" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: nerve growth factors [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} nerve growth factor (countable and uncountable, plural nerve growth factors)
  1. (biochemistry) a functional protein complex required for the survival, growth and specialization of certain types of neurons in vertebrates. Wikipedia link: nerve growth factor Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Proteins Synonyms: NGF Hypernyms: neurotrophin Meronyms: α-NGF, β-nerve growth factor, β-NGF, γ-NGF Coordinate_terms: brain-derived neurotrophic factor, neurotrophin-3, neurotrophin-4
    Sense id: en-nerve_growth_factor-en-noun-AJlOggYY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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