Elevated plasma homocysteine levels in centenarians are not associated with cognitive impairment

Mechanisms of Ageing and Development

Volumn 121, Issue 1-3, 2001, Pages 251-261

  Ravaglia, Giovanni ^a   Forti, Paola ^a   Maioli, Fabiola ^a   Vettori, Chiara ^a   Grossi, Gabriele ^a   Mario Bargossi, Alberto ^a   Caldarera, Marcello ^b   Franceschi, Claudio ^b   Facchini, Andrea ^c   Mariani, Erminia ^c   Cavalli, Giancarlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Centenarians; Dementia; Folate; Homocysteine; Nutrition; Vitamin B12; Vitamin B6

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; PYRIDOXINE;

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SENESCENCE; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0035915795     PISSN: 00476374     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-6374(00)00221-9     Document Type: Article

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