Three case reports to illustrate clinical applications in the use of erythrocyte transketolase

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 247-250

  Lonsdale, Derrick ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hemoconcentration; Thiamin magnesium deficiency; Transketolase

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CALCIUM; CALCIUM PLUS MAGNESIUM; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSKETOLASE; FURSULTIAMINE; MAGNESIUM; PHYTOMENADIONE; POTASSIUM MAGNESIUM ASPARTATE; PYROPHOSPHATE; THIAMIN PYROPHOSPHATE; THIAMINE; THIAMINE DERIVATIVE; THIOCTIC ACID; TRANSKETOLASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BEDTIME DOSAGE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; HEMOCONCENTRATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAGNESIUM DEFICIENCY; MALE; NUTRIENT; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THIAMINE DEFICIENCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 52449128459     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ecam/nel089     Document Type: Article

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