Plasma brain-derived neurotrophic factor concentrations in children and adolescents

Neuropeptides

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 205-211

  Iughetti, L ^a   Casarosa, E ^b   Predieri, B ^a   Patianna, V ^a   Luisi, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Brain derived neurotrophic factor; Children; Puberty; Sex hormones

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; ESTRADIOL; GONADOTROPIN; NEUROTROPHIN; SEX HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN C; TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY MASS; CHILD; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PUBERTY; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CHILD; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; PILOT PROJECTS; PUBERTY;

EID: 79955627459     PISSN: 01434179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.npep.2011.02.002     Document Type: Article

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