Low vitamin D concentration exacerbates adult brain dysfunction

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 907-908

  Cui, Xiaoying ^a   Groves, Natalie J ^a   Burne, Thomas H J ^a,b   Eyles, Darryl W ^b   McGrath, John J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND CENTRE FOR MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D RECEPTOR;

BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; BRAIN FUNCTION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROTOXICITY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

CHOLECALCIFEROL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARKINSON DISEASE;

EID: 84876948559     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.113.061176     Document Type: Editorial

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