The status of plasma homocysteine and related B-vitamins in healthy young vegetarians and nonvegetarians

European Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 84-90

  Huang, Yi Chia ^a   Chang, Sue Joan ^b   Chiu, Yu Ting ^a   Chang, Han Hsin ^a   Cheng, Chien Hsiang ^c  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Folate; Homocysteine; Nonvegetarians; Vegetarians; Vitamin B 12; Vitamin B 6

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTIC ACID; CREATININE; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; PYRIDOXAL 5 PHOSPHATE; PYRIDOXIC ACID; PYRIDOXINE; VITAMIN B GROUP;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; MALE; PLASMA; PYRIDOXINE DEFICIENCY; VEGETARIAN;

ADULT; DIET, VEGETARIAN; DIETARY PROTEINS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; REFERENCE VALUES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B 6;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0242584403     PISSN: 14366207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00394-003-0387-5     Document Type: Article

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