Longitudinal change in hippocampal volume as a function of apolipoprotein E genotype

Neurology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 134-136

  Moffat, S D ^a   Szekely, C A ^a   Zonderman, A B ^a   Kabani, N J ^b   Resnick, Susan M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E; DNA;

AGED; ALLELE; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME;

EID: 0034641255     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.55.1.134     Document Type: Article

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