Immune-endocrine status and coeliac disease in children with Down's syndrome: Relationships with zinc and cognitive efficiency

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 313-317

  Licastro, Federico ^a   Mariani, Rossella Antonietta ^a   Faldella, Giacomo ^a   Carpenè, Emilio ^a   Guidicini, Giuliana ^a   Rangoni, Anna ^a   Grilli, Tiziana ^a   Bazzocchi, Gabriele ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Club Insieme Antoniano   (Italy)

Author keywords

Immune asset; Intestinal alterations; Plasma zinc; Thyroid function

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; GLIADIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INTERLEUKIN 6;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CELIAC DISEASE; CELL ACTIVATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE STATUS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; LARGE GRANULAR LYMPHOCYTE; PERFORMANCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; CD4-CD8 RATIO; CELIAC DISEASE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION DISORDERS; DOWN SYNDROME; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; INTERLEUKIN-6; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; T-LYMPHOCYTES; THYROID DISEASES; THYROID GLAND; THYROID HORMONES; THYROTROPIN; ZINC;

EID: 0035872432     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-9230(01)00476-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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