Stabilization of blood homocysteine by 3-deazaadenosine

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 780-782

  Al Khafaji, F ^a   Bowron, A ^a   Day, A P ^a   Scott, J ^a   Stansbie, D ^a  

^a BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 DEAZAADENOSINE; HOMOCYSTEINE;

AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031785629     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000456329803500612     Document Type: Article

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