Vitamin E serum levels in Rett syndrome

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 156, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 227-230

  Formichi, Patrizia ^a   Battisti, Carla ^a   Dotti, Maria Teresa ^a   Hayek, Giuseppe ^b   Zappella, Michele ^b   Federico, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Rett syndrome; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; CHOLESTEROL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CHILD; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETT SYNDROME; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOLESTEROL; FEMALE; HUMANS; RETT SYNDROME; VITAMIN E;

EID: 0032054357     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-510X(98)00035-5     Document Type: Article

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