Blood levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor correlate with several psychopathological symptoms in anorexia nervosa patients

Neuropsychobiology

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 185-190

  Mercader, Josep M ^a   Fernández Aranda, Fernando ^b,c   Gratacòs, Mònica ^a   Ribasés, Marta ^a,d   Badía, Anna ^b,c   Villarejo, Cynthia ^b,c   Solano, Raquel ^b,c   González, Juan R ^a   Vallejo, Julio ^b,c   Estivill, Xavier ^a,e  

^a CENTRE FOR GENOMIC REGULATION CRG   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

^c Instituto de Salud Carlos III   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Anxiety; Brain derived neurotrophic factor; Bulimia nervosa; Depression; Eating disorders; Obsessive compulsiveness; Psychopathology

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR;

ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BULIMIA; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE MARKER; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EATING DISORDER; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL MODEL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 42449145033     PISSN: 0302282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000120623     Document Type: Article

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