EGR3 Immediate Early Gene and the Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor in Bipolar Disorder

Bipolar disorder (BD) is a severe psychiatric illness with a consistent genetic influence, involving complex interactions between numerous genes and environmental factors. Immediate early genes (IEGs) are activated in the brain in response to environmental stimuli, such as stress. The potential to t...

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Main Authors: Bianca Pfaffenseller, Flavio Kapczinski, Amelia L. Gallitano, Fábio Klamt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnbeh.2018.00015/full