Research letter: Brain-derived neurotrophic factor in romantic attachment

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1927-1930

  Marazziti, D ^a   Roncaglia, I ^a   Del Debbio, A ^a   Bianchi, C ^a   Massimetti, G ^a   Origlia, N ^b   Domenici, L ^b,c   Piccinni, A ^a   Dell'Osso, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR;

ADULT; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LETTER; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; ROMANTIC ATTACHMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; ANXIETY; BLOOD; COURTSHIP; LOVE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OBJECT RELATION; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; STATISTICS;

ADULT; ANXIETY; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; COURTSHIP; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOVE; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; SEX FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 70449652336     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291709990742     Document Type: Letter

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