Folate and vitamin B12

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 441-448

  Scott, John M ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Folate; Methylation cycle; Neural tube defect; Tetrahydrofolate; Vitamin B12

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; 5 METHYLTETRAHYDROFOLIC ACID; DNA; HOMOCYSTEINE; METHIONINE; METHIONINE SYNTHASE; METHYLTRANSFERASE; PURINE; PYRIMIDINE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; TETRAHYDROFOLIC ACID;

CHEMISTRY; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DIET; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; ANEMIA; CELL DIVISION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA SYNTHESIS; ERYTHROCYTE; METHYLATION; NEUROPATHY; PURINE SYNTHESIS; PYRIMIDINE SYNTHESIS;

DIET; FOLIC ACID; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HUMANS; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0032589204     PISSN: 00296651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0029665199000580     Document Type: Article

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