Determination of selected trace elements in patients affected by dementia

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 22, Issue SUPPL.1, 1996, Pages 39-42

  Molaschi, M ^a   Ponzetto, M ^a   Bertagna, B ^a   Berrino, E ^a   Ferrario, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ceruloplasmin; Copper; Dementia of Alzheimer type; Iron; Serum albumin; Trace elements; Transferrin; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CERULOPLASMIN; COPPER; IRON; PLASMA PROTEIN; TRACE ELEMENT; TRANSFERRIN; ZINC;

AGED; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BLOOD LEVEL; CERULOPLASMIN BLOOD LEVEL; COPPER BLOOD LEVEL; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALNUTRITION; NEUROTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSFERRIN BLOOD LEVEL; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0029812539     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-4943(96)86910-X     Document Type: Article

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