The influence of age of lead exposure on adult gray matter volume

NeuroToxicology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 259-266

  Brubaker, Christopher J ^a   Dietrich, Kim N ^a   Lanphear, Bruce P ^a,b   Cecil, Kim M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brain; Development; Gray matter; Lead; Magnetic resonance imaging; Voxel based morphometry

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFANT; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROTOXICITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGING; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEAD; LEAD POISONING; MALE; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952669656     PISSN: 0161813X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2010.03.004     Document Type: Article

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