The importance of Boron nutrition for brain and psychological function

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 66, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 299-317

  Penland, James G ^a  

^a GRAND FORKS HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal; Behavior; Boron nutrition; Brain function; Cognition; Electroencephalogram; Human; Psychological function; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

BORON;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MENOPAUSE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RAT; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032447670     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02783144     Document Type: Conference Paper

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