scholarly journals Brain-derived neurotrophic factor and nerve growth factor potentiate excitatory synaptic transmission in the rat visual cortex.

1997 ◽  
Vol 498 (1) ◽  
pp. 153-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
G Carmignoto ◽  
T Pizzorusso ◽  
S Tia ◽  
S Vicini
Keyword(s):  
Visual Cortex ◽  
Nerve Growth Factor ◽  
Growth Factor ◽  
Synaptic Transmission ◽  
Neurotrophic Factor ◽  
Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor ◽  
Excitatory Synaptic Transmission ◽  
Nerve Growth

Nerve growth factor and brain-derived neurotrophic factor increase neurotransmitter release in the rat visual cortex

1998 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 2185-2191 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberta Sala ◽  
Alessandro Viegi ◽  
Francesco Mattia Rossi ◽  
Tommaso Pizzorusso ◽  
Giambattista Bonanno ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Visual Cortex ◽  
Nerve Growth Factor ◽  
Growth Factor ◽  
Neurotrophic Factor ◽  
Neurotransmitter Release ◽  
Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor ◽  
Nerve Growth

scholarly journals Watching Neurons Hand Off Molecules

2002 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-34
Author(s):  
Stephen W. Carmichael
Keyword(s):  
Nerve Growth Factor ◽  
Growth Factor ◽  
Neurotrophic Factors ◽  
Neurotrophic Factor ◽  
Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor ◽  
Target Cells ◽  
Nerve Growth ◽  
Hand Off ◽  
Presynaptic Neurons

Since the discovery of nerve growth factor, it has been thought that neurotrophic factors are released or secreted from target cells. However, more recently it has been suggested that a specific neurotrophic factor known as brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) may reach target cells directly from pre-synaptic axons. It has not been known how these molecules get from the neuron in which they are produced to the target cells. Keigo Kohara, Akihiko Kitamura, Mieko Morishima, and Tadaharu Tsumoto have demonstrated that BDNF is transported anterogradely from presynaptic neurons to target neurons.

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