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  1. The BDNF val66met Polymorphism Affects Activity-Dependent Secretion of BDNF and Human Memory and Hippocampal Function (2003)
    Michael Egan, Masami Kojima et al. Cell
  2. SHED: Stem cells from human exfoliated deciduous teeth (2003)
    Masako Miura, Stan Gronthos et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  3. The yin and yang of neurotrophin action (2005)
    Bai Lu, Petti T. Pang et al. Nature reviews. Neuroscience
  4. Direct Current Stimulation Promotes BDNF-Dependent Synaptic Plasticity: Potential Implications for Motor Learning (2010)
    Brita Fritsch, Janine Reis et al. Neuron
  5. Regulation of synaptic responses to high-frequency stimulation and LTP by neurotrophins in the hippocampus (1996)
    Alexander Figurov, Lucas Pozzo‐Miller et al. Nature
  6. New insights into BDNF function in depression and anxiety (2007)
    Keri Martinowich, Husseini K. Manji et al. Nature Neuroscience
  7. Cleavage of proBDNF by tPA/Plasmin Is Essential for Long-Term Hippocampal Plasticity (2004)
    Petti T. Pang, Henry Teng et al. Science
  8. BDNF and Activity-Dependent Synaptic Modulation: Figure 1. (2003)
    Bai Lu Learning & Memory
  9. BDNF and Synaptic Plasticity, Cognitive Function, and Dysfunction (2014)
    Bai Lu, Guhan Nagappan et al. Handbook of experimental pharmacology
  10. Synaptic Vesicle Depletion Correlates with Attenuated Synaptic Responses to Prolonged Repetitive Stimulation in Mice Lacking α-Synuclein (2002)
    Deborah E. Cabin, Kazuhiro Shimazu et al. Journal of Neuroscience
  11. Activation of p75NTR by proBDNF facilitates hippocampal long-term depression (2005)
    Newton H. Woo, Henry Teng et al. Nature Neuroscience
  12. BDNF: A key regulator for protein synthesis-dependent LTP and long-term memory? (2007)
    Yuan Lü, Kimberly M. Christian et al. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory
  13. Interaction between BDNF and Serotonin: Role in Mood Disorders (2007)
    Keri Martinowich, Bai Lu Neuropsychopharmacology
  14. BDNF-based synaptic repair as a disease-modifying strategy for neurodegenerative diseases (2013)
    Bai Lu, Guhan Nagappan et al. Nature reviews. Neuroscience
  15. Distinct Role of Long 3′ UTR BDNF mRNA in Spine Morphology and Synaptic Plasticity in Hippocampal Neurons (2008)
    Juan Ji An, Kusumika Gharami et al. Cell

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BDNF: A key regulator for protein synthesis-dependent LTP and long-term memory?
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The BDNF val66met Polymorphism Affects Activity-Dependent Secretion of BDNF and Human Memory and Hippocampal Function
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