单词	nerve growth factor
释义	nerve growth factor noun : a protein that promotes development of the sensory and sympathetic nervous systems and is required for maintenance of sympathetic neurons Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web The drug contains a cat-specific antibody that binds to nerve growth factor (NGF), a protein that mediates pain by binding to specific receptors in cats, explained Bruce Kornreich, director of the Cornell Feline Health Center. Sara Tabin, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2022 Tanezumab acts by inhibiting nerve growth factor, which causes sensitive nerves to grow and feel pain at the site of inflamed joints. Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 25 Mar. 2021 This method led to the discovery of the nerve growth factor in the 1950s, and scientists still use it today to study stem cells. Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 9 Mar. 2020 Rita Levi-Montalcini, his colleague at the time, had made a seminal discovery of a protein known as nerve growth factor, which stimulated the growth of nerve cells in laboratory mice. Matt Schudel, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Feb. 2020 NurOwn involves using stem cells derived from a patient’s own bone marrow to deliver nerve growth factors to nerves damaged by ALS. Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 22 June 2018 In early trials, NurOwn was effective at boosting those nerve growth factors in cerebral spinal fluid of patients. Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 22 June 2018 See More Word History First Known Use 1958, in the meaning defined above Medical Definition nerve growth factor noun : a protein that promotes development of the sensory and sympathetic nervous systems and is required for maintenance of sympathetic neurons —abbreviation NGF
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