The impact of folate status and folic acid supplementation on the micronucleus frequency in human erythrocytes

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 603, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 33-40

  Abramsson Zetterberg, Lilianne ^a   Durling, Louise J K ^a   Yang Wallentin, Fan ^b   Rytter, Elisabet ^b   Vessby, Bengt ^b  

^a NATIONAL FOOD ADMINISTRATION   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Flow cytometer; Folate; Folic acid; Homocysteine; Human erythrocytes; Human reticulocytes; Micronucleus; Vitamin B12

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; PYRIDOXINE; TRANSFERRIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHROMOSOMAL INSTABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETICULOCYTE; RETICULOCYTE COUNT; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ADULT; AGED; CHROMOSOMAL INSTABILITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FOLIC ACID; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HUMANS; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; PLACEBOS; RETICULOCYTES; SEX FACTORS; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

EID: 33644843796     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2005.10.009     Document Type: Article

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