Journey of brain-derived neurotrophic factor: from intracellular trafficking to secretion

Masami Kojima1,2,3, Chiaki Ishii4, Yoshitake Sano4

  • 1Biomedical Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 1-8-31 Midorioka, Ikeda, Osaka, 563-8577, Japan. m-kojima@aist.go.jp.

Cell and Tissue Research
|September 8, 2020
PubMed

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