The BDNF Val66Met polymorphism affects HPA-axis reactivity to acute stress

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 949-953

  Alexander, Nina ^a   Osinsky, Roman ^a   Schmitz, Anja ^b   Mueller, Eva ^a   Kuepper, Yvonne ^a   Hennig, Juergen ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

BDNF Val66Met; Heart rate; Hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis; Saliva cortisol; Stress reactivity

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; HYDROCORTISONE; METHIONINE; VALINE;

ACUTE STRESS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HEART RATE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NERVOUSNESS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC SPEAKING; RATING SCALE; SALIVA CORTISOL LEVEL; SALIVA LEVEL; SELF REPORT;

ADULT; AFFECT; ALLELES; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; GENOTYPE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SALIVA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 77953022875     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2009.12.008     Document Type: Article

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