Short-term folate, vitamin B-12 or vitamin B-6 supplementation slightly affects memory performance but not mood in women of various ages

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 132, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1345-1356

  Bryan, Janet ^a   Calvaresi, Eva ^a   Hughes, Donna ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cognition; Folate; Humans; Mood; Vitamin B 12; Vitamin B 6

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; PYRIDOXINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MOOD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECALL; RECOGNITION; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VITAMIN INTAKE; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 0036277585     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/132.6.1345     Document Type: Article

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