Brain derived neurotrophic factor: Epigenetic regulation in psychiatric disorders

Brain Research

Volumn 1586, Issue , 2014, Pages 162-172

  Mitchelmore, Cathy ^a   Gede, Lene ^b  

^a ROSKILDE UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b JOHN F KENNEDY INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

BDNF; Bipolar disorder; Borderline personality disorder; Depression; DNA methylation; Histone modifications; Neuronal plasticity; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; BORDERLINE STATE; DEPRESSION; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; GENE STRUCTURE; HISTONE MODIFICATION; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PROMOTER REGION; PSYCHIATRY; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; ANIMAL; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS;

EID: 84907667345     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: 18726240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2014.06.037     Document Type: Review

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