Cobalamin (vitamin B12) and holotranscobalamin changes in plasma and liver tissue in alcoholics with liver disease

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 235-238

  Baker, Herman ^a   Leevy, Carroll B ^a   DeAngelis, Barbara ^a   Frank, Oscar ^a   Baker, Elliott R ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Holotranscobalamins; Liver disease; Vitamin B12

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; TRANSCOBALAMIN; CARRIER PROTEIN; COBALAMIN;

ALCOHOL LIVER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; HUMAN; LIVER; METABOLISM; ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; MALE; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TISSUE LEVEL; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER DISEASES, ALCOHOLIC; TRANSCOBALAMINS; VITAMIN B 12;

EID: 0031596448     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.1998.10718752     Document Type: Article

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