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Genomic studies of mood disorders -- the brain as a muscle?

Year: 2005

Type: review

Abstract: Recent genomic studies showing abnormalities in the fibroblast growth factor system in the postmortem brains of people with major depressive disorder support previous indications of a role for growth factors in mood disorders. Similar molecular pathways, volumetric changes, and the effects of exercise on mood suggest a superficial analogy, and perhaps a deeper relationship, between muscle and brain functioning.

Source: Genome biology

DOI: 10.1186/gb-2005-6-4-215

Author: Alexander B Niculescu

Institutions: Indiana University School of Medicine, Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis

Language: English

Topic: Treatment of Major Depression

Subfield: Pharmacology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $5,490