Levels of folic acid in plasma and in red blood cells of colorectal cancer patients

Biomedicine and Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 50, Issue 6-7, 1996, Pages 303-305

  Porcelli, B ^a   Frosi, B ^a   Rosi, F ^a   Arezzini, L ^a   Civitelli, S ^a   Tanzini, G ^a   Marinello, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Folic acid; Red blood cells

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

EID: 0029739419     PISSN: 07533322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0753-3322(96)84830-X     Document Type: Article

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