TY - JOUR AU - Dingsdale, Hayley AU - Nan, Xinsheng AU - Garay, Samantha M AU - Mueller, Annett AU - Sumption, Lorna A AU - Chacón-Fernández, Pedro AU - Martinez-Garay, Isabel AU - Ghevaert, Cedric AU - Barde, Yves-Alain AU - John, Rosalind M PY - 2021 DO - 10.1038/s41398-020-01176-8 UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10668/16990 T2 - Translational psychiatry AB - Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) plays crucial roles in brain function. Numerous studies report alterations in BDNF levels in human serum in various neurological conditions, including mood disorders such as depression. However, little is known... LA - en KW - Anxiety KW - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor KW - Female KW - Fetal Blood KW - Humans KW - Male KW - Placenta KW - Pregnancy KW - Serum TI - The placenta protects the fetal circulation from anxiety-driven elevations in maternal serum levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor. TY - research article VL - 11 ER -