Excess prevalence of fasting and postmethionine-loading hyperhomocysteinemia in stable renal transplant recipients

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1894-1900

  Bostom, Andrew G ^a,d   Gohh, Reginald Y ^b   Tsai, Michael Y ^c   Hopkins Garcia, Bette J ^b   Nadeau, Marie R ^a   Blanchi, Lisa A ^a   Jacques, Paul F ^a   Rosenberg, Irwin H ^a   Selhub, Jacob ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIV OF MINNESOTA HOSP AND CLINIC   (United States)

^d MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Folate; Homocysteine; Renal function; Vitamin B 6

Indexed keywords

HOMOCYSTEINE; METHIONINE; PYRIDOXINE;

ADULT; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIET RESTRICTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; KIDNEY FUNCTION TEST; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTAKE; PYRIDOXINE DEFICIENCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0031470742     PISSN: 10795642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.ATV.17.10.1894     Document Type: Article

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