Why vitamin e therapy fails for treatment of Alzheimer's disease

Journal of Alzheimer's Disease

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 27-30

  Brewer, Gregory J ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; CARNITINE; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; SELENIUM; THIOCTIC ACID;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; HUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 75149148788     PISSN: 13872877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/JAD-2010-1238     Document Type: Note

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