Brain-derived neurotrophic factor in bipolar disorder: Beyond trait and state: Comment on 'Decreased levels of serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor in both depressed and euthymic patients with unipolar depression and in euthymic patients with bipolar I and II disorders'

Bipolar Disorders

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 221-222

  Kapczinski, Flávio ^a   Dias, Vasco Videira ^a,b   Frey, Benicio N ^c   Kauer Sant'Anna, Marcia ^c  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomarker; Bipolar disorder; Brain derivedneurotrophic factor

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; NEUROTROPHIN;

BIPOLAR I DISORDER; BIPOLAR II DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; MOOD DISORDER; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; HUMANS;

EID: 61449156499     PISSN: 13985647     EISSN: 13995618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-5618.2008.00616.x     Document Type: Letter

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