Cobalamins and folates as seen through inborn errors of metabolism: A review and perspective

Vitamins and Hormones

Volumn 60, Issue , 2000, Pages 353-381

  Haurani, Farid I ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID;

BONE MARROW; HUMAN; INBORN ERROR OF METABOLISM; METABOLISM; REVIEW;

BONE MARROW; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; METABOLISM, INBORN ERRORS; VITAMIN B 12;

EID: 0033647993     PISSN: 00836729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/s0083-6729(00)60024-9     Document Type: Review

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