Arsenic exposure, AS3MT polymorphism, and neuropsychological functioning among rural dwelling adults and elders: A cross-sectional study

Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Edwards, Melissa ^a   Hall, James ^b,d   Gong, Gordon ^c   O'Bryant, Sid E ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b University of North Texas Health Science Center   (United States)

^c TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Arsenic; AS3MT; Cognition; Neuropsychology

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; ARSENIC METHYLTRANSFERASE; METHYLTRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; AS3MT PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ADULT; ARSENIC; COGNITION; ELDERLY POPULATION; GENE; GENOTYPE; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; NEUROLOGY; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POLYMORPHISM; RURAL POPULATION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL POPULATION; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; AGED; DRUG EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GENETICS; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; SPEECH; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY; WATER POLLUTANT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARSENIC; ATTENTION; COGNITION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMANS; MEMORY; METHYLTRANSFERASES; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RURAL POPULATION; SPEECH; TEXAS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84926481920     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1476069X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-069X-13-15     Document Type: Article

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