BDNF Val66Met polymorphism is associated with HPA axis reactivity to psychological stress characterized by genotype and gender interactions

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 382-388

  Shalev, Idan ^a   Lerer, Elad ^a   Israel, Salomon ^a   Uzefovsky, Florina ^a   Gritsenko, Inga ^b   Mankuta, David ^c   Ebstein, Richard P ^a,b   Kaitz, Marsha ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b HERZOG HOSPITAL   (Israel)

^c HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF); Gender differences; Polymorphism; Salivary cortisol; Trier Social Stress Test

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; HYDROCORTISONE; METHIONINE; VALINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEART RATE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMEOSTASIS; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STRESS;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SALIVA; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 59249094904     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2008.09.017     Document Type: Article

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