Plasma total homocysteine levels, dietary vitamin B6 and folate intake in AD and healthy aging

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 160-165

  Mizrahi, E H ^a   Jacobsen, D W ^b   Debanne, S M ^a   Traore, F ^a   Lerner, A J ^a   Friedland, R P ^a   Petot, Grace ^a,c  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Alzheimer's Disease; Elderly; Folate intake; Homocysteine level; Nutrition; Vitamin B6

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; FOLIC ACID; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; HOMOCYSTEINE; LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; PYRIDOXINE; SERUM ALBUMIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIETARY INTAKE; EDUCATION; FLUORESCENCE POLARIZATION IMMUNOASSAY; FOOD INTAKE; GENDER; GENOTYPE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN INTAKE;

EID: 0038219533     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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