Hyperhomocysteinemia induced by folic acid deficiency and methionine load - Applications of a modified HPLC method

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 252, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 83-93

  Durand, P ^a   Fortin, L J ^b   Lussier Cacan, S ^b   Davignon, J ^b   Blache, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^b CLIN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Folic acid deficiency; Homocysteine; Methionine load

Indexed keywords

HOMOCYSTEINE; METHIONINE;

ADULT; AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HAMSTER; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE;

EID: 0030586972     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0009-8981(96)06325-5     Document Type: Article

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