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Published in final edited form as: Front Neuroendocrinol. 2006 Oct 27;27(4):404–414. doi: 10.1016/j.yfrne.2006.09.003

Table 1.

Cell types expressing BDNF

Cell Type	Protein/mRNA	Ref(s)
Neurons^*	mRNA	[48,97,134]
Astrocytes	mRNA/protein	[31,32,105]
Microglia	mRNA	[31,83,124]
Oligodendrocytes	mRNA	[105]
	protein	[31]
Endothelial cells	mRNA	[7,88]
Macrophages	protein	[31,63]
T cells, B cells and monocytes	protein	[63]
Blood mononuclear cells	mRNA	[39,119]
Platelets	protein	[140]
Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells	mRNA	[30]

Not an exhaustive list