Deprivation of folate and B12 increases neurodegeneration beyond that accompanying deprivation of either vitamin alone

Journal of Alzheimer's Disease

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 533-540

  Kifle, Lydia ^a   Ortiz, Daniela ^a   Shea, Thomas B ^a  

^a University of Massachusetts Lowell   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; B12; Folate; Neurodegeneration; Nutritional supplementation

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CHICK; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NERVE CELL DEGENERATION; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEUROBLASTOMA; TUMOR CELL LINE;

CALCIUM; CELL LINE, TUMOR; FOLIC ACID; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEUROBLASTOMA; NEURONS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY;

EID: 65549157533     PISSN: 13872877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/JAD-2009-1006     Document Type: Article

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