Homocysteine, folate, methylation, and monoamine metabolism in depression

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 228-232

  Bottiglieri, Teodoro ^a   Laundy, Malcolm ^a   Crellin, Richard ^b   Toone, Brian K ^b   Carney, Michael W P ^b   Reynolds, Edward H ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Depression; Folate; Homocysteine; Monoamines

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; DOPAMINE; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; MONOAMINE; NORADRENALIN; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; SEROTONIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DOPAMINE METABOLISM; ERYTHROCYTE LEVEL; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; METHYLATION; MONOAMINE METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTONIN METABOLISM; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; BIOGENIC MONOAMINES; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BODY WEIGHT; DEPRESSION; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HOMOCYSTEINE; HOMOVANILLIC ACID; HUMANS; HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; MALE; METHOXYHYDROXYPHENYLGLYCOL; METHYLATION; MIDDLE AGED; S-ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; VITAMIN B 12;

EID: 0033925828     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.69.2.228     Document Type: Article

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