Cerebrospinal fluid and plasma gamma-aminobutyric acid in Alzheimer's disease

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 933-934

  Weiner, Myron F ^a,b   Speciale, Samuel G ^a   Risser, Richard C ^c   Kramer, Gerald L ^d   Petty, Frederick ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Department of Neurology ^*  (United States)

^c Academic Computing Services   (United States)

^d VA NORTH TEXAS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Biological markers; Cerebrospinal fluid; Gamma aminobutyric acid; Plasma

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FLOW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030298507     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3223(96)00305-8     Document Type: Article

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