Influence of iron genes and gender on brain iron and cognition
β Scribed by George Bartzokis; Po H. Lu; Kathleen Tingus; Todd A. Tishler; Douglas G. Peters; Aurore Richard; Jim Mintz; Pablo Villablanca; J. Paul Finn; Gerhard Laub; James R. Connor
- Book ID
- 118464760
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 209 KB
- Volume
- 5
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1552-5260
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