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[gliatrophins]
This term has been coined in analogy to the term neurotrophin to refer to growth factors or cytokines that promote the survival and/or proliferation of glial cells (Sharif et al, 2006). One such factor is TGF-alpha, which acts as a gliatrophin for mouse and human astrocytes.
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