Availability of food folate in humans

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 913-916

  Prinz Langenohl, Reinhild ^a   Brönstrup, Anja ^a   Thorand, Barbara ^a   Hages, Monika ^a   Pietrzik, Klaus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

AUC method; Availability; Folate; Humans; Spinach

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BIRTH DEFECT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MALE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; SPINACH; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY;

SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 0345390915     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/129.4.913     Document Type: Article

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