Accurate measurement of BDNF in blood is simpler than in brain extracts
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Detection of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in rat blood and brain preparations using ELISA: pitfalls and solutions Elfving B, Plougmann PH, Wegener G. J Neurosci Methods. 2010 Mar 15;187(1):73-7 Abstract
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Storage and handling of all BDNF samples is critical in preserving integrity to allow accurate estimation of BDNF concentration
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Measurements of brain-derived neurotrophic factor: methodological aspects and demographical data Trajkovska V, Marcussen AB, Vinberg M, Hartvig P, Aznar S, Knudsen GM.
Brain Res Bull. 2007 Jun 15;73(1-3):143-9. Abstract
Presence
of brain-derived neurotrophic factor in brain and human and rat but not mouse
serum detected by a sensitive and specific immunoassay Radka SF, Holst PA, Fritsche M, Altar CA.Brain Res. 1996 Feb 12;709(1):122-130 Abstract
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BDNF measurement in blood as a biomarker of disease
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Circulating brain-derived neurotrophic factor and indices of metabolic and cardiovascular health: data from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging
Golden E, Emiliano A, Maudsley S, Windham BG, Carlson OD, Egan JM, Driscoll I, Ferrucci L, Martin B, Mattson MP. PLoS One 2010 Apr 9;5(4):e10099 Abstract
A
systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical studies on major depression and
BDNF levels: implications for the role of neuroplasticity in depression
Brunoni AR, Lopes M, Fregni F. Int J Neuropsychopharmacol. 2008 Dec;11(8):1169-80 Abstract
Plasma BDNF concentration, Val66Met genetic variant and depression-related personality traits Terracciano A, Martin B, Ansari D, Tanaka T, Ferrucci L, Maudsley S, Mattson MP, Costa PT Jr. Genes Brain Behav. 2010 Mar 22 published on-line Abstract
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