Effect of folic acid supplementation on mood and serotonin response in healthy males

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 602-608

  Williams, Emma ^a   Stewart Knox, Barbara ^a   Bradbury, Ian ^a   Rowland, Ian ^a   Pentieva, Kristina ^a   Helander, Anders ^b   McNulty, Helene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Folate; Folic acid; Homocysteine; Mood; Positive and Negative Affect Schedule; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; PLACEBO; SEROTONIN;

ADULT; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE CALCULATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG MECHANISM; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; MALE; MOOD; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ADULT; AFFECT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DIET RECORDS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ERYTHROCYTES; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; MALE; SEROTONIN; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 27644518263     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BJN20051501     Document Type: Article

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