Inflammation, Homocysteine, and Vitamin B6 Status after Ischemic Stroke

Stroke

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 12-15

  Kelly, P J ^a   Kistler, J P ^a   Shih, V E ^a   Mandell, R ^a   Atassi, N ^a   Barron, M ^a   Lee, H ^a   Silveira, S ^a   Furie, K L ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Homocyst(e)ine; Inflammation; Nutrition; Pyridoxine; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; HOMOCYSTEINE; PYRIDOXAL 5 PHOSPHATE; PYRIDOXINE;

AGED; AGING; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

AGED; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; PYRIDOXAL PHOSPHATE; VITAMIN B 6 DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0346726101     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.0000106481.59944.2F     Document Type: Article

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