Decreased Plasma Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor Levels in Unmedicated Bipolar Patients During Manic Episode

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 142-144

  Machado Vieira, Rodrigo ^a   Dietrich, Marcelo O ^b   Leke, Renata ^b   Cereser, Vitor H ^b   Zanatto, Vanessa ^b   Kapczinski, Flavio ^b   Souza, Diogo O ^b   Portela, Luis V ^b   Gentil, Valentim ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE CIÊNCIAS DA SAÚDE DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

BDNF; Biological marker; bipolar disorder; mania; mood disorders; neuroplasticity

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; NEUROTROPHIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BIPOLAR MANIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE MARKER; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RATING SCALE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REFERENCE VALUES; STATISTICS;

EID: 33846038403     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2006.03.070     Document Type: Article

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