Subclinical zinc deficiency impairs human brain function

Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages 70-73

  Sandstead, Harold H ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; Human zinc deficiency; Memory; Psycho motor function; Reasoning

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; FERROUS SULFATE; GLUCONATE ZINC; PLACEBO; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC SULFATE;

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; COGNITION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PERCEPTION; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSE TIME; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SPATIAL ORIENTATION; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

BRAIN; COGNITION; HUMANS; MEMORY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; ZINC;

EID: 84862524325     PISSN: 0946672X     EISSN: 18783252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2012.04.018     Document Type: Article

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