Serum folate and the severity of atrophy of the neocortex in Alzheimer disease: Findings from the Nun Study

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 993-998

  Snowdon, David A ^a   Tully, Christine L ^b   Smith, Charles D ^b   Riley, Kathryn Perez ^b   Markesbery, William R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Alzheimer disease; Dementia; Diet; Folate; Folic acid; Neocortex; Nun Study; Nutrition; Women

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; LIPOPROTEIN;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BRAIN ATROPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; NEOCORTEX; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NUTRIENT; NUTRITION; PATHOGENESIS;

EID: 0034068273     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/71.4.993     Document Type: Article

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