Brain-derived neurotrophic factor in human platelets

Biochemical Pharmacology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 207-209

  Pliego Rivero, F Bernardo ^a   Bayatti, Nadhim ^a   Giannakoulopoulos, Xenophon ^b   Glover, Vivette ^b   Bradford, Henry F ^a   Stern, Gerald ^c   Sandler, Merton ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN CHARLOTTE S AND CHELSEA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF); CELISA assay; Human platelets; Neurotrophins

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOCHEMISTRY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTE;

BLOOD PLATELETS; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS;

EID: 0030757147     PISSN: 00062952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-2952(97)00073-7     Document Type: Article

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