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Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor
Tree Number(s)
D12.644.276.860.100
D12.776.467.860.100
D12.776.631.600.100
D23.529.850.100
Unique ID
D019208
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019208
Scope Note
A member of the nerve growth factor family of trophic factors. In the brain BDNF has a trophic action on retinal, cholinergic, and dopaminergic neurons, and in the peripheral nervous system it acts on both motor and sensory neurons. (From Kendrew, The Encyclopedia of Molecular Biology, 1994)
Entry Term(s)
BDNF
Registry Numbers
0
Previous Indexing
Nerve Tissue Proteins (1986-1996)
Public MeSH Note
97; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR was indexed under NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS 1986-96
Online Note
use BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR (NM) to search BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR 1986-96
History Note
97; was BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR 1986-96
Date Introduced
1997/01/01
Last Updated
2015/11/23
Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Preferred
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