The brain and heart: Dancing in unison?

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 400, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 1-2

  Erasmus, Rajiv T ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Brain derived neurotrophic factor polymorphism; Coronary artery disease

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; FOLIC ACID; INSULIN; LEPTIN; MELANOCORTIN; METHIONINE; PROSTAGLANDIN; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE; VALINE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; APPETITE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BDNF GENE; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CALORIC INTAKE; CATALYSIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; EATING DISORDER; EDITORIAL; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HEART DEATH; HEART INFARCTION; HEREDITY; HERITABILITY; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYPERPHAGIA; HYPOTHALAMUS VENTROMEDIAL NUCLEUS; LIFESTYLE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PATHOGENESIS; PATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; WAGR SYNDROME; WEIGHT GAIN;

BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HUMANS;

EID: 57949114441     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2008.10.024     Document Type: Editorial

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