Homocysteine and folate metabolism in depression

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1103-1112

  Bottiglieri, Teodoro ^a  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Folate; Homocysteine; Methylation; Vitamin B12; Vitamin B6

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2); ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; FLUOXETINE; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; LEVODOPA; LITHIUM; METHOTREXATE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRIMETHOPRIM;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFECT; EPILEPSY; FOLATE METABOLISM; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; METHYLATION; MOOD DISORDER; NEUROTOXICITY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; PARKINSON DISEASE; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ANIMALS; DEPRESSION; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; METHYLATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY;

EID: 25644439809     PISSN: 02785846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2005.06.021     Document Type: Review

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