Non-invasive therapy to reduce the body burden of aluminium in Alzheimer's disease

Journal of Alzheimer's Disease

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 17-24

  Exley, Christopher ^a   Korchazhkina, Olga ^a   Job, Deborah ^b   Strekopytov, Stanislav ^a   Polwart, Anthony ^a   Crome, Peter ^a,b  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aluminium; Alzheimer's disease; Disease therapy; Iron; Mineral water; Silicic acid; Urinary excretion

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CREATININE; IRON; MINERAL WATER; SILICIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BODY BURDEN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; URINARY EXCRETION;

EID: 33748745641     PISSN: 13872877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/JAD-2006-10103     Document Type: Article

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