title: A functional framework for neurotrophic activities.
abstract: In attempts to understand the diverse roles which trophic activities exert in neuronal development and maintenance, it is useful to define some framework from within which to view their function. An example of such an outline is presented, sufficiently broad to avoid excluding by definition agents with clearly neurotrophic effect.
authors: Department of Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030.
authors: L J
authors: LJ
authors: Haverkamp
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D009414:Nerve Growth Factors / Q000502:physiology*; D009420:Nervous System / Q000187:drug effects; D009424:Nervous System Physiological Phenomena
chemical_list: D009414:Nerve Growth Factors