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BDNF Val66Met impairs fluoxetine-induced enhancement of adult hippocampus plasticity.
Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology - 1 Apr 2012
Bath Kevin G, Jing Deqiang Q, Dincheva Iva, Neeb Christine C, Pattwell Siobhan S, Chao Moses V, Lee Francis S, Ninan Ipe
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Recently, a single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) gene (BDNF Val66Met) has been linked to the development of multiple forms of neuropsychiatric illness. This SNP, when genetically introduced into mice, recapitulates core phenotypes identified in human BDNF Val66Met carriers. In mice, this SNP also leads to elevated expression of anxiety-like behaviors that are not...
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