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Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) | Signaling & Mechanism

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Anxiety Disorders Research: Impact of BDNF

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Understanding BDNF and Its Importance to Brain Health

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What is BDNF? It's like fertilizer for the brain.

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A spine-autonomous BDNF-TrkB signalling loop critical for synaptic plasticity

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor, also known as BDNF, is a protein that, in humans, is encoded by the BDNF gene. BDNF is a member of the neurotrophin family of growth factors, which are related to the canonical nerve growth factor. Neurotrophic factors are found in the brain and the periphery.