Oxidative stress and risk factors for Alzheimer's disease: Clues to prevention and therapy

Journal of Alzheimer's Disease

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 185-191

  Polidori, M Cristina ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aging; Alzheimer's disease; Antioxidants; Diabetes; Head trauma; Heart failure; Micronutrients; Oxidative stress; Smoking; Stroke

Indexed keywords

8 HYDROXY 2 DEOXYGUANOSINE; ALPHA CAROTENE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; CRYPTOXANTHIN; DEOXYGUANOSINE DERIVATIVE; LYCOPENE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; TRACE ELEMENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITAMIN;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEAD INJURY; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEUROPROTECTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; STROKE; VASCULAR DISEASE;

EID: 2342444037     PISSN: 13872877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/JAD-2004-6211     Document Type: Review

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