Holo-transcobalamin concentration and transcobalamin saturation reflect recent vitamin B12 absorption better than does serum vitamin B 12

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1043-1049

  Bor, Mustafa Vakur ^a   Nexø, Ebba ^a   Hvas, Anne Mette ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; TRANSCOBALAMIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVER VARIATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VITAMIN INTAKE;

ABSORPTION; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SERUM; TRANSCOBALAMINS; VITAMIN B 12;

EID: 2642573349     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2003.027458     Document Type: Article

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