Role of uric acid in Alzheimer's disease

Journal of Alzheimer's Disease

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1337-1338

  Spitsin, Sergei ^a   Koprowski, Hilary ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ASCORBIC ACID; URIC ACID;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; NEUROPROTECTION; NOTE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 77950362333     PISSN: 13872877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/JAD-2010-1336     Document Type: Note

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