The role of BDNF, leptin, and catecholamines in reward learning in bulimia nervosa

International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 1-8

  Homan, Philipp ^a   Grob, Simona ^a   Milos, Gabriella ^b   Schnyder, Ulrich ^c   Eckert, Anne ^c   Lang, Undine ^a   Hasler, Gregor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alpha Methyl Para tyrosine; BDNF; Bulimia Nervosa; Catecholamines; Leptin; Reward

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CATECHOLAMINE; LEPTIN; METIROSINE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BULIMIA; CATECHOLAMINE DEPLETION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIET RESTRICTION; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HAMILTON DEPRESSION RATING SCALE; HUMAN; MEAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REINFORCEMENT; REMISSION; REWARD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; BLOOD; DEFICIENCY; LEARNING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ALPHA-METHYLTYROSINE; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; BODY MASS INDEX; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; BULIMIA NERVOSA; CATECHOLAMINES; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEPTIN; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REWARD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84931265335     PISSN: 14611457     EISSN: 14695111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ijnp/pyu092     Document Type: Article

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