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| List of Contributors | |
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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Growth factors and cell signaling | |
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| Trafficking the NGF signal: implications for normal and degenerating neurons | |
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| The p75 neurotrophin receptor: multiple interactors and numerous functions | |
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| The role of neurotransmission and the Chopper domain in p75 neurotrophin receptor death signaling | |
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| The role of NT-3 signaling in Merkel cell development | |
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| Growth factors, progenitor cells and cell survival | |
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| Stem cells and nervous tissue repair: from in vitro to in vivo | |
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| Pathways of survival induced by NGF and extracellular ATP after growth factor deprivation | |
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| ProNGF: a neurotrophic or an apoptotic molecule? | |
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| NGF deprivation-induced gene expression: after ten years, where do we stand? | |
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| Neural stem and progenitor cells: choosing the right Shc | |
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| Neurotrophins and CNS | |
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| Acute and long-term synaptic modulation by neurotrophins | |
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| Neurotrophic factors and CNS disorders: findings in rodent models of depression and schizophrenia | |
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| Discovering novel phenotype-selective neurotrophic factors to treat neurodegenerative diseases | |
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| Neurobehavioral coping to altered gravity: endogenous responses of neurotrophins | |
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| Neurotrophic factors in Huntington's disease | |
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| Neurotrophins, PNS and peripheral tissues | |
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| Neural crest development and neuroblastoma: the genetic and biological link | |
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| Neurotrophin-3 in the development of the enteric nervous system | |
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| Neurotrophins in the ear: their roles in sensory neuron survival and fiber guidance | |
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| Neurotrophin presence in human coronary atherosclerosis and metabolic syndrome: a role for NGF and BDNF in cardiovascular disease? | |
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| Neurotrophins in spinal cord nociceptive pathways | |
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| Neurotrophins and the immune system | |
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| The role of neurotrophins in bronchial asthma: contribution of the pan-neurotrophin receptor p75 | |
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| Expression of nerve growth factor in the airways and its possible role in asthma | |
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| Neurotrophins and neurotrophin receptors in allergic asthma | |
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| Nerve growth factor and wound healing | |
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| Neurotrophins and neuro-inflammatory responses | |
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| Interactions between the cells of the immune and nervous system: neurotrophins as neuroprotection mediators in CNS injury | |
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| Role of nerve growth factor and other trophic factors in brain inflammation | |
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| Remyelination in multiple sclerosis: a new role for neurotrophins? | |
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| Role of NGF and neurogenic inflammation in the pathogenesis of psoriasis | |
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| Neurotrophic factors and potential therapeutic applications | |
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| Nerve growth factor: from animal models of cholinergic neuronal degeneration to gene therapy in Alzheimer's disease | |
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| Viral vector-mediated gene transfer of neurotrophins to promote regeneration of the injured spinal cord | |
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| Neurotrophic factors and their receptors in human sensory neuropathies | |
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| Epithelial growth control by neurotrophins: leads and lessons from the hair follicle | |
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| Nerve growth factor, human skin ulcers and vascularization. Our experience | |
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| Overview and conclusion | |
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| The nerve growth factor and the neuroscience chess board | |
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| Subject Index | |