Serum zinc in the progression of Alzheimer's disease

Journal of Alzheimer's Disease

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 443-450

  Dong, Jiang ^b   Robertson, J David ^b   Markesbery, William R ^a,c   Lovell, Mark A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Mild cognitive impairment; Serum; Zinc; Zinc transporters

Indexed keywords

UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC; ZINC TRANSPORTER; ZINC TRANSPORTER 1;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 57349172115     PISSN: 13872877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/JAD-2008-15310     Document Type: Article

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