History of zinc as related to brain function

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 130, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2000, Pages

  Sandstead, Harold H ^a   Frederickson, Christopher J ^a,b   Penland, James G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b NeuroBioTex Inc   (United States)

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain; Cognition; Hippocampus; Neurotransmission; Zinc

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN MALFORMATION; CHILD; COGNITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIETARY INTAKE; HUMAN; INFANT; MOUSE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033960406     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/130.2.496s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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