Serum and plasma BDNF levels in major depression: A replication study and meta-analyses

World Journal of Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 763-773

  Bocchio Chiavetto, Luisella ^a   Bagnardi, Vincenzo ^b,c   Zanardini, Roberta ^a   Molteni, Raffaella ^d   Gabriela Nielsen, Maria ^a   Placentino, Anna ^a   Giovannini, Caterina ^a   Rillosi, Luciana ^a   Ventriglia, Mariacarla ^e,f   Riva, Marco A ^d   Gennarelli, Massimo ^a,g  

^a IRCCS ISTITUTO CENTRO SAN GIOVANNI DI DIO FATEBENEFRATELLI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^c EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^e FATEBENEFRATELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

BDNF; Gender; Major depression; MBDNF; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; NEUROTROPHIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOWN REGULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; REPLICATION STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DISTRIBUTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955637265     PISSN: 15622975     EISSN: 18141412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15622971003611319     Document Type: Article

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