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. 1983 May;46(5):410–413. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.46.5.410

Tetrahydrobiopterin metabolism in senile dementia of Alzheimer type.

A A Aziz 1, R J Leeming 1, J A Blair 1
PMCID: PMC1027388  PMID: 6152915

Abstract

Tetrahydrobiopterin metabolism was shown to be disturbed in 18 patients with senile dementia of Alzheimer type. This may have a bearing on the pathogenesis of the disease.

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