The BDNF Val66Met polymorphism does not moderate the effect of self-reported physical activity on depressive symptoms in midlife

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 218, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 93-97

  Gujral, Swathi ^a,b   Manuck, Stephen B ^a,b   Ferrell, Robert E ^b   Flory, Janine D ^c   Erickson, Kirk I ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

BDNF polymorphism; Depression; Exercise

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; METHIONINE; VALINE;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BDNF GENE; CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES DEPRESSION SCALE; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAFFENBARGER QUESTIONNAIRE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; AFFECT; EXERCISE; GENETICS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; AFFECT; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; DEPRESSION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF REPORT;

EID: 84902081385     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: 18727123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2014.03.028     Document Type: Article

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