Cerebrospinal fluid concentration of brain-derived neurotrophic factor and cognitive function in non-demented subjects.

Cerebrospinal fluid concentration of brain-derived neurotrophic factor and cognitive function in non-demented subjects.

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is an activity-dependent secreted protein that is critical to organization of neuronal networks and synaptic plasticity, especially in the hippocampus. We tested hypothesis that reduced CSF BDNF is associated with age-related cognitive decline.CSF concentrati...

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Main Authors: Ge Li, Elaine R Peskind, Steven P Millard, Peter Chi, Izabela Sokal, Chang-En Yu, Lynn M Bekris, Murray A Raskind, Douglas R Galasko, Thomas J Montine
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2671606?pdf=render

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