The BDNF val66met polymorphism is not related to motor function or short-term cortical plasticity in elderly subjects

Brain Research

Volumn 1495, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-10

  Mchughen, Stephanie A ^a   Cramer, Steven C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Genetics; Motor system; Neurophysiology; Plasticity

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; METHIONINE; VALINE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ELDERLY CARE; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PINCH STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

AGED; AGING; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR CORTEX; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872422287     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: 18726240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2012.12.004     Document Type: Article

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