Vitamin E and neurological function

Molecular Nutrition and Food Research

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 710-718

  Muller, David P R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Ataxia with vitamin E deficiency; Brain; Nerve; Novel functions

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952327993     PISSN: 16134125     EISSN: 16134133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.200900460     Document Type: Review

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