The placenta protects the fetal circulation from anxiety-driven elevations in maternal serum levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor

The placenta protects the fetal circulation from anxiety-driven elevations in maternal serum levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor

Abstract Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) plays crucial roles in brain function. Numerous studies report alterations in BDNF levels in human serum in various neurological conditions, including mood disorders such as depression. However, little is known about BDNF levels in the blood during p...

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Main Authors: Hayley Dingsdale, Xinsheng Nan, Samantha M. Garay, Annett Mueller, Lorna A. Sumption, Pedro Chacón-Fernández, Isabel Martinez-Garay, Cedric Ghevaert, Yves-Alain Barde, Rosalind M. John
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-01-01
Series:Translational Psychiatry
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-020-01176-8

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