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  1. Ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF): New facets of an old molecule for treating neurodegenerative and metabolic syndrome pathologies 2015-07-03
  2. Lower Cerebrospinal Fluid Concentration of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Predicts Progression from Mild Cognitive Impairment to Alzheimer's Disease 2015-07-03

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2 studies carry this tag.

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2015

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  • Cytokine & growth factor reviews 1
  • Neuromolecular medicine 1

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  1. Ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF): New facets of an old molecule for treating neurodegenerative and metabolic syndrome pathologies

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Cytokine & growth factor reviews 2015-07-03 Brain scans and imaging

    Ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF) is the most extensively studied member of the cytokine family that signal through intracellular chains of the gp130/LIFRβ receptor.

  2. Lower Cerebrospinal Fluid Concentration of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Predicts Progression from Mild Cognitive Impairment to Alzheimer's Disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 45 out of 100. Neuromolecular medicine 2015-07-03 Biomarkers

    There is little information on the dynamics of BDNF in the CSF in the continuum between healthy aging, MCI and AD.

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