A preliminary analysis of trace elements in the scalp hair of patients with severe motor disabilities receiving enteral nutrition

Brain and Development

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 521-525

  Munakata, Mitsutoshi ^a,b,c   Onuma, Akira ^a,b,c   Kobayashi, Yasuko ^a,b,c   Haginoya, Kazuhiro ^a,b,c   Yokoyama, Hiroyuki ^a,b,c   Fujiwara, Ikuma ^a,b,c   Yasuda, Hiroshi ^a,b,c   Tsutsui, Toyoharu ^a,b,c   Iinuma, Kazuie ^a,b,c  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Division of Pediatric Neurology   (Japan)

^c La Belle Vie Inc   (Japan)

Author keywords

Enteral nutrition; Hair; Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry; Motor disabilities; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; IODINE; MOLYBDENUM; SELENIUM; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

ADULT; ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; SCALP HAIR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISABLED PERSONS; ENTERAL NUTRITION; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; TRACE ELEMENTS;

EID: 33745876819     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2006.02.004     Document Type: Article

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