Calculation of red blood cell folate steady state conditions and elimination kinetics after daily supplementation with various folate forms and doses in women of childbearing age

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1414-1419

  Pietrzik, Klaus ^a   Lamers, Yvonne ^a   Brämswig, Susanne ^a   Prinz Langenohl, Reinhild ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Elimination; Kinetics; Neural tube defects; Red blood cell folate; Steady state

Indexed keywords

5 METHYLTETRAHYDROFOLIC ACID; FOLIC ACID; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ERYTHROCYTE; ERYTHROCYTE LIFESPAN; ERYTHROPOIESIS; HUMAN; KINETICS; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MATERNAL WELFARE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; PREGNANCY; STEADY STATE; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY;

EID: 36248946255     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/86.5.1414     Document Type: Article

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