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Sex-Based Differences in Cardiac Gene Expression and Function in BDNF Val66Met Mice.
International journal of molecular sciences - 29 Jun 2021
Negron Marcus, Kristensen Jeffrey, Nguyen Van Thuan, Gansereit Lauren E, Raucci Frank J, Chariker Julia L, Heck Aaron, Brula Imamulhaq, Kitchen Gabrielle, Awgulewitsch Cassandra P, Zhong Lin, Rouchka Eric C, Banga Simran, Galindo Cristi L
Abstract excerpt
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is a pleiotropic neuronal growth and survival factor that is indispensable in the brain, as well as in multiple other tissues and organs, including the cardiovascular system. In approximately 30% of the general population, BDNF harbors a nonsynonymous single nucleotide polymorphism that may be associated with cardiometabolic disorders, coronary artery disease, and Duchenne...
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