Apolipoprotein E polymorphism and neuronal plasticity

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 556-558

  Bufill, Enric ^a   Carbonell, Eudald ^b  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL DE VIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; SATURATED FATTY ACID;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMAL PRODUCT; BRAIN CORTEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DNA POLYMORPHISM; EVOLUTIONARY DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; FAT INTAKE; FOSSIL; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC CODE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; LETTER; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIPID ANALYSIS; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; VEGETARIAN DIET;

AGING; APOLIPOPROTEINS E; BRAIN; COGNITION; EVOLUTION; HUMANS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SELECTION (GENETICS);

EID: 33746143257     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.20516     Document Type: Letter

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