Vitamin D and tryptophan concentrations in patients with Alzheimer's disease

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 216-217

  Leblhuber, Friedrich ^a   Schneider, Andrea ^a   Schroecksnadel, Sebastian ^b   Brunschütz, Dietmar ^a   Steiner, Kostja ^a   Fuchs, Dietmar ^b  

^a Landesnervenklinik Wagner Jauregg ^*  (Austria)

^b INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; COLECALCIFEROL; TRYPTOPHAN; VITAMIN D;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEPRESSION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMINS;

EID: 84872067069     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.3810     Document Type: Letter

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