Brain-derived neurotrophic factor and rett syndrome

Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology

Volumn 220, Issue , 2014, Pages 481-495

  Katz, D M ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorders; BDNF; Brainstem; MeCP2; Neurodevelopmental; TrkB

Indexed keywords

1,4 BENZODIOXAN 6 CARBOXYLIC ACID PIPERIDIDE; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR RECEPTOR; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS; FINGOLIMOD; LM 22A 4; MERCAPTAMINE; METHYL CPG BINDING PROTEIN 2; MICRORNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; MECP2 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ARTICLE; BDNF GENE; DENDRITE; DNA METHYLATION; DOWN REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; HYPERPHAGIA; HYPOTHALAMUS DISEASE; LOSS OF FUNCTION MUTATION; MECP2 GENE; MOLECULARLY TARGETED THERAPY; NERVE CELL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RETT SYNDROME; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPSE; TACHYPNEA; UPREGULATION; ANIMAL; GENETICS; HYPOTHALAMUS; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMUS; METHYL-CPG-BINDING PROTEIN 2; RECEPTOR, TRKB; RETT SYNDROME; SYNAPSES;

EID: 84906569100     PISSN: 01712004     EISSN: 18650325     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-45106-5_18     Document Type: Article

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