Glucocorticoid receptor represses brain-derived neurotrophic factor expression in neuron-like cells

Abstract Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is involved in many functions such as neuronal growth, survival, synaptic plasticity and memorization. Altered expression levels are associated with many pathological situations such as depression, epilepsy, Alzheimer’s, Huntington’s and Parkinson’s...

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Main Authors: Hui Chen, Marc Lombès, Damien Le Menuet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:Molecular Brain
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13041-017-0295-x