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Considerations on neurotrophic relations in the central and peripheral nervous system

E Gutmann

    Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis
    |January 1, 1975
    PubMed
    Summary

    Neurotrophic influences, crucial for cell communication, involve growth processes similar in both central and peripheral nervous systems. Understanding these mechanisms is key to addressing neuronal changes.

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