Reduced urinary excretion of homocysteine could be the reason of elevated plasma homocysteine in patients with psychiatric illnesses

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 41, Issue 10-11, 2008, Pages 831-835

  Ipcioglu, Osman Metin ^a   Ozcan, Omer ^a   Gultepe, Mustafa ^a   Ates, Alpay ^b   Basoglu, Cengiz ^b   Cakir, Erdinc ^b  

^a GATA HAYDARPASA TRAINING HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Depression; Plasma homocysteine; Psychosis; Urine homocysteine

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; METHYLMALONIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; KIDNEY CLEARANCE; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; METHYLMALONIC ACIDEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; URINARY EXCRETION; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; MALE; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; VITAMIN B 12;

EID: 44949111227     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2008.04.010     Document Type: Article

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