Trace elements, age, and sex in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis disease

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 187-201

  Kanias, George D ^a   Kapaki, Elisabeth ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY   (Greece)

^b NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

age; amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; cerebrospinal fluid; serum; sex; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

COPPER; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE;

EID: 0030926555     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02785392     Document Type: Article

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