Brain-derived neurotrophic factor: role in depression and suicide

Yogesh DwivediPsychiatric Institute, Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USAAbstract: Depression and suicidal behavior have recently been shown to be associated with disturbances in structural and synaptic plasticity. Brain-derived neu...

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Main Author: Yogesh Dwivedi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2009-08-01
Series:Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment
Online Access:http://www.dovepress.com/brain-derived-neurotrophic-factor-role-in-depression-and-suicide-a3456