Plasma selenium is positively related to performance in neurological tasks assessing coordination and motor speed

Movement Disorders

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1909-1915

  Shahar, Avner ^a,b   Patel, Kushang V ^a   Semba, Richard D ^c   Bandinelli, Stefania ^d   Shahar, Danit R ^a,e   Ferrucci, Louigi ^a   Guralnik, Jack M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Geriatric Rehabilitation Unit   (Italy)

^e BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Elderly; Parkinson's disease; Selenium; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

SELENIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; COGNITION; COORDINATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE TONE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NIGRONEOSTRIATAL SYSTEM; PARKINSON DISEASE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREMOR; VELOCITY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PARKINSON DISEASE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SELENIUM;

EID: 77956823059     PISSN: 08853185     EISSN: 15318257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mds.23218     Document Type: Article

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