Cognitive deficit is related to immune-cell beta-NGF in multiple sclerosis patients
Journal of the Neurological SciencesPublished 9 August 2012
Alicja Kalinowska, Mikołaj A. Pawlak, S. Michalak, Jacek Losy
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In RRMS beta-NGF is strongly linked to cognitive performance, which makes it an attractive therapeutic target and might play a neuroprotective role in MS, especially in the cognitive domain.
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In RRMS beta-NGF is strongly linked to cognitive performance, which makes it an attractive therapeutic target. It might play a neuroprotective role in MS, especially in the cognitive domain.
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