Influence of development and aging on brain biopterin: Implications for dopa-responsive dystonia onset

Neurology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 632-634

  Furukawa, Yoshiaki ^a   Kish, Stephen J ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOPTERIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN LEVEL; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSTONIA; FEMALE; FRONTAL CORTEX; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; ONSET AGE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUTAMEN; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0031784091     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.51.2.632     Document Type: Article

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