Rat CNTF Elisa Kit

Species :

Rat

Assay Type :

Solid Phase Sandwich ELISA

Sensitivity :

15pg/ml

Detection Range :

31.2-2,000pg/ml

Assay Length :

3.5h

Sample Type :

Serum; Plasma; Cell culture supernatant.

Long Name :

Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor

Synonyms :

ciliary neurotrophic factor; CNTF; HCNTF

Background :

Ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF) is structurally related to IL-6, IL-11, LIF, CLC, and OSM. CNTF was initially identified as a trophic factor for embryonic chick ciliary parasympathetic neurons in culture. Subsequent studies have demonstrated that CNTF is a survival factor for additional neuronal cell types, including dorsal root ganglion sensory neurons, sympathetic ganglion neurons, embryonic motor neurons, major pelvic ganglion neurons and hippocampal neurons.