Depression and Brain-derived Neurotrophic Factor Levels in Alzheimer's Disease
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Depression and Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Levels in Alzheimer’s Disease
Background: Depression is often viewed as a risk factor for the development of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), however little is known regarding the underlying biological mechanisms linking these two diseases. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) has been linked to both cognitive impairment and depression in past research; however few studies have examined this relation in a sample of Alzheimer’s...
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عنوان ژورنال: Neuroscience and Medicine
سال: 2011
ISSN: 2158-2912,2158-2947
DOI: 10.4236/nm.2011.21006