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Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Serum levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor in comorbidity of depression and alcohol dependence.
Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical and Experimental Published Online: 22 Jun 2009


Alcohol dependence is often comorbid with depression. The purpose of the present study was to compare serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) levels between depressive patients with and without alcohol dependence.

These results suggest that the serum BDNF level is a useful biological marker for depression in patients with alcohol dependence


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