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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