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Low plasma tryptophan is associated with olfactory function in healthy elderly community dwellers in Japan

Lifestyle Disease
Author
Adachi et al.
Used Parameters : BW, SMM, BFM
Publication Year : 2017
Country : Japan
Journal : BMC Geriatrics
Decreased circulating tryptophan (Trp) levels are frequently observed in elderly patients with neurodegenerative disease including Alzheimer's disease. Trp may serve as a potential biomarker for monitoring disease risk in elderly people. We aimed to investigate the association between low plasma Trp levels and olfactory function, which is known to predict age-related diseases including dementia in elderly people. A total of 144 healthy elderly Japanese community (≥ 65 years old) dwellers from the Health, Aging and Nutritional …
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