Plasma brain-derived neurotrophic factor in bipolar and unipolar depression

Italian Journal of Psychopathology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 138-143

  Dell'Osso, L ^a   Bianchi, C ^a   Del Debbio, A ^a   Roncaglia, I ^a   Veltri, A ^a   Carlini, M ^a   Catena Dell'Osso, M ^b   Origlia, N ^b   Domenici, L ^b,c   Marazziti, D ^a   Piccini, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bipolar depression; Brain Derived neurotrophic factor; Plasma; Unipolar depression

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DEPRESSION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; ONSET AGE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOSIS; SLEEP DISORDER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WEIGHT;

EID: 77957366362     PISSN: 15921107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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