Assertion: ngf | /r/HasProperty | critical
Facets:
value: for maintenance
type: PURPOSE
value: for survival
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: In fact, NGF is critical for the survival and maintenance of sympathetic and sensory neurons, as they undergo apoptosis in its absence.
text: NGF is critical for the survival and maintenance of sympathetic and sensory neurons.
text: NGF is critical for the survival and maintenance of sympathetic and sensory neurons.
text: NGF is critical for the survival and maintenance of sympathetic and sensory neurons.
text: For example, a recent study shows that NGF is critical for the elongation of the peripheral but not the central processes of sensory neurons (Patel et al 2000).
text: NGF is critical to the survival
text: NGF possesses neurotrophic effects and is critical for the neurite outgrowth and survival and maintenance of neurons.