Subtle changes in the ageing human brain

Nutrition and Health

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 217-224

  Chance, S A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Cortex; Gene expression; Minicolumn; Neurofibrillary tangles; Omega 3

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751557775     PISSN: 02601060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026010600601800303     Document Type: Conference Paper

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