Moderate alcohol consumption in social drinkers raises plasma homocysteine levels: A contradiction to the 'French paradox'?

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 189-192

  Bleich, S ^a   Bleich, K ^a   Kropp, S ^c   Bittermann, H J ^a   Degner, D ^a   Sperkling, W ^b   Ruther E ^a   Kornhuber, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^c HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; MINERAL WATER; PYRIDOXINE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BEER; BEVERAGE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; VASCULAR DISEASE; WINE;

EID: 0034988508     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/36.3.189     Document Type: Article

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