Association of serum BDNF levels and the BDNF Val66Met polymorphism with the sleep pattern in healthy young adults.

BACKGROUND:Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is widely expressed in the brain and plays an important role in neuronal maintenance, plasticity, and neurogenesis. Prior studies have found that decreased serum BDNF levels are associated with perceived stress, depression, or sleep disturbances in...

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Published in:	PLoS ONE
Main Authors:	Kaori Saitoh, Ryuji Furihata, Yoshiyuki Kaneko, Masahiro Suzuki, Sakae Takahashi, Makoto Uchiyama
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Online Access:	http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6019675?pdf=render