Increases in plasma holotranscobalamin can be used to assess vitamin B-12 absorption in individuals with low plasma vitamin B-12

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 139, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2119-2123

  Bhat, Dattatray S ^a   Thuse, Nileema V ^a   Lubree, Himangi G ^a   Joglekar, Charudatta V ^a   Naik, Sadanand S ^a   Ramdas, Lalita V ^a   Johnston, Carole ^b   Refsum, Helga ^b,c   Fall, Caroline H ^d   Yajnik, Chittaranjan S ^a  

^a KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; HOLOTRANSCOBALAMIN; HOMOCYSTEINE; METFORMIN; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; TRANSCOBALAMIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ABSORPTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALABSORPTION; MALE; SCHOOL CHILD; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ADULT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FATHERS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HEMOGLOBINS; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; TRANSCOBALAMINS; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 70350326037     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.109.107359     Document Type: Article

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