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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A protein that stimulates the growth of sympathetic and sensory nerve cells.
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- noun biochemistry a functional
protein complex required for the suvival, growth andspecialization of certain types ofneurons invertebrates .
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- noun a protein that is involved in the growth of peripheral nerve cells
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