Daily variations of homocysteine concentration may influence methylation of DNA in normal healthy individuals

Chronobiology International

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 315-326

  Bönsch, Dominikus ^a   Hothorn, Torsten ^a   Krieglstein, Christian ^a   Koch, Marlene ^a   Nehmer, Christina ^a   Lenz, Bernd ^a   Reulbach, Udo ^a   Kornhuber, Johannes ^a   Bleich, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Genomic DNA methylation; Homocysteine; Human beings; Plasma

Indexed keywords

EDETIC ACID; GENOMIC DNA; HOMOCYSTEINE;

ADULT; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; NIGHT SLEEP; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARD;

ADULT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 34247387156     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: 15256073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07420520701290565     Document Type: Article

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