Decreased peripheral brain-derived neurotrophic factor levels are a biomarker of disease activity in major psychiatric disorders: a comparative meta-analysis

Affiliations

¹ 1] Laboratory of Calcium Binding Proteins in the Central Nervous System, Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil [2] Post-graduate Program in Biological Sciences: Biochemistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
² 1] Deakin University, School of Medicine, Barwon Health, Geelong, VIC, Australia [2] Department of Psychiatry and Orygen Research Centre, Florey Institute for Neuroscience and Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia.
³ Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Munich, Germany.
⁴ Department of Psychiatry, University of Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany.

Meta-Analysis

B S Fernandes et al. Mol Psychiatry. 2014 Jul.

. 2014 Jul;19(7):750-1.

doi: 10.1038/mp.2013.172. Epub 2013 Dec 17.

¹ 1] Laboratory of Calcium Binding Proteins in the Central Nervous System, Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil [2] Post-graduate Program in Biological Sciences: Biochemistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
² 1] Deakin University, School of Medicine, Barwon Health, Geelong, VIC, Australia [2] Department of Psychiatry and Orygen Research Centre, Florey Institute for Neuroscience and Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia.
³ Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Munich, Germany.
⁴ Department of Psychiatry, University of Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany.

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