Alcohol abuse: An important cause of severe hyperhomocysteinemia

Nutrition Reviews

Volumn 60, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 215-221

  Carmel, Ralph ^a   James, S Jill ^b  

^a NEW YORK METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b National Center for Toxicological Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Homocysteine metabolism; Hyperhomocysteinemia; S adenosylhomocysteine; Transmethylation; Transsulfuration

Indexed keywords

ADENOSYLHOMOCYSTEINASE; COBALAMIN; HOMOCYSTEINE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; MALE; METHYLATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VITAMIN METABOLISM;

ALCOHOLISM; FEMALE; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0036074002     PISSN: 00296643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1301/00296640260184309     Document Type: Article

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