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[On-demand webinar] Brain-derived neurotrophic factor:
Knowns and unknowns about an endogenous neuroprotectant
Speaker Dr. Yves-Alain Barde | Emeritus Professor, Cardiff University
Outline
- Title
- Brain-derived neurotrophic factor: Knowns and unknowns about an endogenous neuroprotectant
- Speaker
- Dr. Yves-Alain Barde, Emeritus Professor, Cardiff University
- Moderator
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- Registration fee
- Free
Presentation details
Title: Brain-derived neurotrophic factor: Knowns and unknowns about an endogenous neuroprotectant
- The neurotrophin family of growth factors
- Biochemistry and cell biology of BDNF
- BDNF receptors
- Distribution of BDNF in mouse and primates
- BDNF measurements and quantification
- BDNF and disorders of the nervous system
- A neuroprotective role for BDNF in blood platelets
- Perspective and conclusion