Brain-derived neurotrophic factor in patients with chronic hepatitis C: Beyond neurotrophic support

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Fábregas, Bruno Cópio ^a   De Miranda, Aline Silva ^a   Barbosa, Izabela Guimarães ^a   Moura, Alexandre Sampaio ^a   Carmo, Ricardo Andrade ^a   Teixeira, Antonio Lucio ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR RECEPTOR 1; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR RECEPTOR 2;

ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; IMMUNE DYSREGULATION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LETTER; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; HEALTH STATUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS;

EID: 84864280346     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: 18732402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2012.02.036     Document Type: Letter

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