Cobalamin, folic acid, and homocysteine

Nutrition Reviews

Volumn 67, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Varela Moreiras, Gregorio ^a   Murphy, Michelle M ^b   Scott, John M ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD SAN PABLO CEU   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^c TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cobalamin; Elderly; Folate; Homocysteine; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

COBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; CYANOCOBALAMIN; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; DNA SYNTHESIS; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; METHYLATION; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NEUROPATHY; PERNICIOUS ANEMIA; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RISK FACTOR; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN INTAKE; VITAMIN METABOLISM; ADULT; AGED; BLOOD; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

EID: 68849116328     PISSN: 00296643     EISSN: 17534887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.2009.00163.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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