Folic acid and vitamin B6 supplementation and plasma homocysteine concentrations in healthy young women

International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 98-103

  Dierkes, Jutta ^a   Kroesen, Manfred ^a   Pietrzik, Klaus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Folic acid; Homocysteine; Vitamin B6; Vitamin supplementation

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; PYRIDOXAL 5 PHOSPHATE; PYRIDOXINE;

ADULT; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DIET RESTRICTION; DRUG INTERACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; DRUG INTERACTIONS; FASTING; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; PYRIDOXAL PHOSPHATE; PYRIDOXINE; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0031971439     PISSN: 03009831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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