The role of physical activity level and B-vitamin status on blood homocysteine levels

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1923-1931

  Joubert, Lanae M ^a   Manore, Melinda M ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet; Exercise; Folate; Vitamin B12; Vitamin B6

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; VITAMIN B GROUP;

ADULT; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; EXERCISE INTENSITY; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SECONDARY ANALYSIS; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CYSTAMINE; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; VITAMIN B COMPLEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66949114022     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e31817f36f9     Document Type: Article

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