Homocysteine in the context of cobalamin metabolism and deficiency states

Amino Acids

Volumn 24, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 1-12

  Briddon, Anthony ^a  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cobalamin; Homocysteine; Transcobalamin; Vitamin B12

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; COBALAMIN; HOMOCYSTEINE; TRANSCOBALAMIN;

ADULT; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; BRAIN INJURY; CASE REPORT; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; MALE; METHYLATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; REVIEW; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN METABOLISM;

EID: 0037354418     PISSN: 09394451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00726-002-0319-3     Document Type: Review

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