Early iron deficiency has brain and behavior effects consistent with dopaminergic dysfunction1-3

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 141, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Lozoff, Betsy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE;

BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; BRAIN METABOLISM; COGNITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORPUS STRIATUM; DOPAMINERGIC DYSFUNCTION; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; INFANCY; IRON DEFICIENCY; MESOLIMBIC DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; NEUROIMAGING; NIGRONEOSTRIATAL SYSTEM; TASK PERFORMANCE; TUBEROHYPOPHYSEAL TRACT;

EID: 79955507698     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.110.131169     Document Type: Conference Paper

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