Blood levels of histamine, IL-1β, and TNF-α in patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer disease

Molecular and Chemical Neuropathology

Volumn 29, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 237-252

  Anton Alvarez X ^a   Franco, Andrés ^a   Fernández Novoa, Lucia ^a   Cacabelos, Ramón ^a  

^a Centro de Investigacion Biomedica EuroEspes   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alzheimer disease; cognitive performance; depression; elderly subjects; histamine; interleukin 1 , tumor necrosis factor alpha

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; HISTAMINE; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HISTAMINE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030446007     PISSN: 10447393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02815005     Document Type: Article

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