The BDNF Val66Met Polymorphism Does Not Increase Susceptibility to Activity-Based Anorexia in Rats
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is abundantly expressed in brain regions in-volved in both homeostatic and hedonic feeding, and it circulates at reduced levels in patients with anorexia nervosa (AN). A single nucleotide polymorphism in the gene encoding for BDNF (Val66Met) has been associat...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI
2022
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