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Meaning of nerve growth factor | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

a functional protein complex required for the survival, growth and specialization of certain types of neurons in vertebrates.

countable, uncountable

Examples

“They (trypsin-like serine proteases) are also thought to be involved in the processing or activation of other biologically important proteins such as nerve growth factor (NGF) and epidermal growth factor (EGF) (3–5).”

“Nerve growth factor is the prototypical member of the neurotrophin family.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

nerve growth factors nerve impulse nerve impulses nerve net nerve nets nerve of the pterygoid canal