Zinc Status in Autistic Children

Journal of Trace Elements in Experimental Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 101-107

  Yorbik, Özgür ^a   Akay, Cemal ^a   Sayal, Ahmet ^a   Cansever, Adnan ^a   Söhmen, Teoman ^a   Çavdar, Ayhan O ^b,c  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b Turkish Academy of Sciences   (Turkey)

^c TUBA   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Autistic disorder; Trace elements; Turkey; Zinc

Indexed keywords

TRANSITION ELEMENT; ZINC;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN FUNCTION; CATALYSIS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE LEVEL; FEMALE; HAIR LEVEL; HUMAN; INFANTILE AUTISM; MALE; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); ZINC BLOOD LEVEL; ZINC METABOLISM;

EID: 2042427907     PISSN: 0896548X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jtra.20002     Document Type: Article

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