BDNF Methylation and Maternal Brain Activity in a Violence-Related Sample.

It is known that increased circulating glucocorticoids in the wake of excessive, chronic, repetitive stress increases anxiety and impairs Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) signaling. Recent studies of BDNF gene methylation in relation to maternal care have linked high BDNF methylation levels...

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Main Authors: Dominik A Moser, Ariane Paoloni-Giacobino, Ludwig Stenz, Wafae Adouan, Aurélia Manini, Francesca Suardi, Maria I Cordero, Marylene Vital, Ana Sancho Rossignol, Sandra Rusconi-Serpa, François Ansermet, Alexandre G Dayer, Daniel S Schechter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4674054?pdf=render