Cerebrospinal fluid and plasma total homocysteine and related metabolites in children with cystathionine β-synthase deficiency: The effect of treatment

Pediatric Research

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 577-582

  Surtees, Robert ^a,b   Bowron, Ann ^a   Leonard, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Wolfson Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5 METHYLTETRAHYDROFOLIC ACID; BETAINE; CYSTATHIONINE BETA SYNTHASE; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; METHIONINE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; SERINE;

ADOLESCENT; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET THERAPY; DRUG EFFICACY; HOMOCYSTINURIA; HUMAN; INFANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030825848     PISSN: 00313998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-199711000-00004     Document Type: Article

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