Effect of BDNF Val66Met polymorphism on digital working memory and spatial localization in a healthy chinese han population

Journal of Molecular Neuroscience

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 250-256

  Gong, Pingyuan ^a   Zheng, Anyun ^a   Chen, Dongmei ^a   Ge, Wanhua ^a   Lv, Changchao ^a   Zhang, Kejin ^a   Gao, Xiaocai ^a   Zhang, Fuchang ^a  

^a NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Brain derived neurotrophic factor; Cognitive ability; Digital working memory; Executive function; Spatial localization

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; METHIONINE; VALINE;

ADULT; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CHINESE; COGNITION; DIGITAL WORKING MEMORY; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NORMAL HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; SPATIAL LOCALIZATION; SPATIAL ORIENTATION; WORKING MEMORY; ASIAN; BEHAVIOR; ETHNIC GROUP; GENETICS; METABOLISM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; COGNITION; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; METHIONINE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; VALINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68849083108     PISSN: 08958696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12031-009-9205-8     Document Type: Article

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