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Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) Val66Met polymorphism interacts with gender to influence cortisol responses to mental stress.
Psychoneuroendocrinology - 1 May 2017
Jiang Rong, Babyak Michael A, Brummett Beverly H, Siegler Ilene C, Kuhn Cynthia M, Williams Redford B
Abstract excerpt
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) Val66Met polymorphism has been associated with cortisol responses to stress with gender differences reported, although the findings are not entirely consistent. To evaluate the role of Val66Met genotype and gender on cortisol responses to stress, we conducted a 45-min mental stress protocol including four tasks and four rest periods. Blood cortisol was collected for assay...
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