Acetylcholinesterase activity in veterans of the first Gulf War

Journal of Investigative Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 360-367

  Concato, John ^a,b   Aslan, Mihaela ^a,b   Palmisano, Margaret M ^a   Doebbeling, Caroline Carney ^e,f   Peduzzi, Peter ^a,b   Ofek, Keren ^c   Soreq, Hermona ^c   Doebbeling, Bradley ^d,e,f  

^a VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e REGENSTRIEF INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Neural pathways; Persian Gulf War; Stress; Symptoms; Veterans

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; SYMPTOM; VETERAN; WAR;

EID: 38949200272     PISSN: 17088267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/6650.2007.00016     Document Type: Article

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