| Literature DB >> 18950757 |
Zaher O Merhi1, Howard Minkoff, Geralyn M Lambert-Messerlian, Jerzy Macura, Joseph Feldman, David B Seifer.
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Eighteen morbidly obese women had plasma brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) measured before bariatric surgery and 3 months postoperatively. We analyzed plasma BDNF levels in all the participants then subdivided according to menopausal status and type of surgery. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor decreased significantly in all the participants and in the premenopausal group when looked at in isolation.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18950757 DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.09.032
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Fertil Steril ISSN: 0015-0282 Impact factor: 7.329