Erection is basically a spinal reflex that can be initiated by recruitment of penile afferents,
both autonomic and somatic, and supraspinal influences from visual, olfactory, and …

Depression is a chronic, recurring, and serious mood disorder that afflicts up to 20% of the
global population. The monoamine hypothesis has dominated our understanding of the …

We have investigated and compared the neurotrophic activity of human dental pulp stem
cells (hDPSC), human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (hBMSC) and human …

The chromogranins (chromogranin A and chromogranin B), secretogranins (secretogranin II
and secretogranin III), and additional related proteins (7B2, NESP55, proSAAS, and VGF) …

Recombinant human erythropoietin (rhEPO) has potent procognitive effects, likely
hematopoiesis-independent, but underlying mechanisms and physiological role of brain …

Neurosecretory protein VGF (non-acronymic) belongs to the granin family of neuropeptides.
VGF and VGF-derived peptides have been repeatedly identified in well-powered and well …

Synaptic strengthening induced by brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is associated
with learning and is coupled to transcriptional activation. However, identification of the …

Depression is the leading psychiatric disorder worldwide with a significant economic and
emotional strain on society. There is a need for robust biomarkers which will help improve …

Exercise has many health benefits, including antidepressant actions in depressed human
subjects, but the mechanisms underlying these effects have not been elucidated. We used a …

Rationale The pharmacological actions of most antidepressants are ascribed to the
modulation of serotonergic and/or noradrenergic transmission in the brain. During …