Influence of vitamin B12 on brain methionine adenosyltransferase activity in senile dementia of the Alzheimer's type

Journal of Neural Transmission

Volumn 103, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 861-872

  Gomes Trolin, C ^a   Gottfries, C G ^b   Regland, B ^b   Oreland, L ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Human brain; Methionine adenosyltransferase; S adenosylmethionine; Senile dementia of the Alzheimer's type; Vitamin B12

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; METHIONINE ADENOSYLTRANSFERASE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; FOLIC ACID;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FRONTAL CORTEX; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; METHYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTHESIS; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CINGULATE GYRUS; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; METABOLISM; ONSET AGE;

AGE OF ONSET; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; GYRUS CINGULI; HUMANS; MALE; METHIONINE ADENOSYLTRANSFERASE; VITAMIN B 12;

EID: 0030331988     PISSN: 03009564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01273364     Document Type: Article

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