Interaction of Sex Steroid Hormones and Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor-Tyrosine Kinase B Signalling: Relevance to Schizophrenia and Depression

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1553-1561

  Hill, R A ^a,b  

^a FLOREY INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Development; Neurotrophins; Oestrogen; Psychiatric illness; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR RECEPTOR; CORTICOSTERONE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; PROGESTERONE; SEX HORMONE;

ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG PROTEIN BINDING; HUMAN; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; DEPRESSION; EPISTASIS, GENETIC; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RECEPTOR, TRKB; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84869776698     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2012.02365.x     Document Type: Article

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