Serum folate and homocysteine levels in obese females with non-alcoholic fatty liver

Nutrition

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 137-141

  Hirsch, Sandra ^a   Poniachick, Jaime ^b   Avendaño, Maritza ^a   Csendes, Atila ^b   Burdiles, Patricio ^b   Smok, Gladys ^b   Diaz, Juan C ^b   De La Maza, María Pía ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Folate; Homocysteine; Non alcoholic fatty liver disease; Obesity

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY MASS; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; HEPATITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FATTY DEGENERATION; LIVER FIBROSIS; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; STEATOSIS; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 13844267785     PISSN: 08999007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2004.03.022     Document Type: Article

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