Decreased plasma folate concentration in young and elderly healthy subjects after a short-term supplementation with isotretinoin

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 94-100

  Chanson, A ^a   Cardinault, N ^a   Rock, E ^a   Martin, J F ^a   Souteyrand, P ^b   D'Incan, M ^b   Brachet, P ^a  

^a INRA and University of Auvergne   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF CLERMONT FERRAND   (France)

Author keywords

13 cis retinoic acid; Folate deficiency risk; Folate status; Healthy volunteers; Homocysteinemia; Liver function

Indexed keywords

5 METHYLTETRAHYDROFOLIC ACID; BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; ISOTRETINOIN;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; HEMATOLOGY; HOMOCYSTEINE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LIVER FUNCTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUPPLEMENTATION; TREATMENT DURATION; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; VOLUNTEER;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADULT; AGED; AGING; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; ISOTRETINOIN; MALE; TETRAHYDROFOLATES;

EID: 37749033605     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2007.02386.x     Document Type: Article

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