Possible involvement of overexposure to environmental selenium in the etiology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A short review

Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanita

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 279-283

  Vinceti, Marco ^a   Bonvicini, Francesca ^a   Bergomi, Margherita ^a   Malagoli, Carlotta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Environment; Epidemiology; Selenium; Water

Indexed keywords

SELENIUM;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; ITALY; REVIEW;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; ITALY; SELENIUM;

EID: 78650748170     PISSN: 00212571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4415/ANN-10-03-09     Document Type: Review

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