A case of menkes syndrome with pyloric stenosis: An effect of copper deficiency on NOS1?

Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 197-198

  Cunningham, S ^a   Crofton, P M ^b   Marshall, T G ^b   Fitzpatrick, D R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^c WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATECHOLAMINE; HISTIDINE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATECHOLAMINE BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL FEATURE; COPPER BLOOD LEVEL; COPPER DEFICIENCY; COPPER METABOLISM; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MENKES SYNDROME; NERVE DEGENERATION; PYLORUS STENOSIS;

COPPER; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MENKES KINKY HAIR SYNDROME; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; PYLORIC STENOSIS;

EID: 0032958464     PISSN: 01418955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005487027838     Document Type: Article

References (3)

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