Effect of folate deficiency on placental DNA methylation in hyperhomocysteinemic rats

Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 172-176

  Kim, Ji Myung ^a   Hong, Kyungju ^a   Lee, Ji Hye ^a   Lee, Suman ^b   Chang, Namsoo ^a  

^a Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

^b CHA University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Folate; Homocysteine; Placenta; Pregnancy; SAM SAH

Indexed keywords

ADENOSYLHOMOCYSTEINASE; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; S ADENOSYLHOMOCYSTEINE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE;

AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARBON METABOLISM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HOMEOSTASIS; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; LIVER; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA; PLASMA; RAT; TISSUE LEVEL; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 58749107929     PISSN: 09552863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2008.01.010     Document Type: Article

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