Open AccessLow serum brain derived neurotrophic factor in non-suicidal out-patients with depression: Relation to depression scores
Author(s) -
Shivarama Varambally,
G H Naveen,
M G Rao,
Jagadisha Thirthalli,
Rakesh Sharma,
Rita Christopher,
Bangalore N. Gangadhar
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of psychiatry/indian journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1998-3794
pISSN - 0019-5545
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5545.116311
Subject(s) - depression (economics) , brain derived neurotrophic factor , medicine , antidepressant , psychology , neurotrophic factors , major depressive disorder , psychiatry , endocrinology , receptor , hippocampus , economics , macroeconomics , amygdala
Low brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) has been implicated in the pathophysiology of depression. The relation between BDNF and severity of depression has been investigated.