Altered circulating GDF-15 level predicts sex hormone imbalance in males with major depressive disorder

Abstract Background It has been hypothesized that higher growth differentiation factor 15 (GDF15) level and lower testosterone/ estradiol (T/E) ratio are associated with major depressive disorder (MDD), yet the underlying effect of serum GDF15 on hinting the T/E ratio imbalance is not fully understo...

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Main Authors: Ying Li, Ting Mei, Ting Sun, Xuan Xiao, Rui Peng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-01-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-023-04527-z