Serum concentrations of brain-derived neurotrophic factor in patients with gender identity disorder

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1546-1548

  Fontanari, Anna Martha V ^a   Andreazza, Tahiana ^a   Costa, Ângelo B ^a   Salvador, Jaqueline ^a   Koff, Walter J ^a   Aguiar, Bianca ^a,b   Ferrari, Pamela ^a   Massuda, Raffael ^a   Pedrini, Mariana ^a   Silveira, Esalba ^a   Belmonte de Abreu, Paulo S ^a   Gama, Clarissa S ^a   Kauer Sant'Anna, Marcia ^a   Kapczinski, Flavio ^a   Lobato, Maria Ines R ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brain derived neurotrophic factor; Gender identity disorder; Transsexualism

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR;

ABUSE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CHRONIC STRESS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; GENDER DYSPHORIA; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSSEXUALITY;

BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; GENDER IDENTITY DISORDER; TRANSSEXUALISM;

ADULT; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; TRANSSEXUALISM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84881545350     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: 18791379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2013.04.012     Document Type: Article

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