B vitamins, homocysteine, and neurocognitive function in the elderly

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2000, Pages

  Selhub, Jacob ^a   Bagley, Laura C ^b   Miller, Joshua ^b   Rosenberg, Irwin H ^b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Aging; Alzheimer disease; B vitamins; Brain; Cognitive decline; Cognitive function; Dementia; Elderly; Folate; Folic acid; Homocysteine; Hyperhomocysteinemia; Vitamin B 6; Vitamin B 12

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2); CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; PYRIDOXINE; VITAMIN B GROUP;

AGED; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEMENTIA; HUMAN; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0033983288     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/71.2.614s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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