Vitamin B 12 plasma concentrations in Alzheimier disease

Neuroendocrinology Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 176-177

  Stuerenburg, Hans Joerg ^a   Mueller Thomsen, Tomas ^b   Methner, Axel ^b  

^a MEDIAN Kliniken GmbH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Cognitive function; Dementia; Minimental Status examination; Rehabilitation; Vitamin B 12

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEUROPROTECTION; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 4344623203     PISSN: 0172780X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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