Ana R. Coimbra

Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor, Copper, Zinc and High Density Lipoprotein (HDL) in Patients with Dementia

Petr Melnikov, Kleber F. Meneghel Vargas, Ana R. Coimbra, Lourdes Zélia Zanoni & Valter A. Nascimento · International Neuropsychiatric Disease Journal · 2015

The levels of BDNF, copper, zinc and common blood tests of two different groups of patients were considered: those with dementia syndrome and healthy older people. It would be premature to conclude that these indicators, with the exception of high density lipoprotein (HDL), are d...