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Whither proBDNF?

Nature Neuroscience volume 12, pages 105–106 (2009)Cite this article

ProBDNF has been proposed to alter synaptic plasticity, but whether it is normally released from neurons has been a matter of contention. New work suggests that proBDNF is indeed secreted from central neurons.

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Figure 1: BDNF production and processing in the central nervous system.

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  1. Philip A. Barker is at the Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2B4, Canada. phil.barker@mcgill.ca,

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Barker, P. Whither proBDNF?. Nat Neurosci 12, 105–106 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nn0209-105

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