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Reduced nerve growth factor levels in stress-related brain regions of folate-deficient mice.
Neuroscience - 15 Aug 2013
Eckart S, Hörtnagl H, Kronenberg G, Gertz K, Hörster H, Endres M, Hellweg R
Abstract excerpt
Folate deficiency has been linked to neurodegenerative and stress-related diseases such as stroke, dementia and depression. The role of the neurotrophins nerve growth factor (NGF) and neurotrophin-3 (NT-3) in stress-related disorders and neurodegeneration has garnered increasing attention in recent years. Uracil misincorporation is involved in the neuropsychiatric dysfunction induced by experimental folate...
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