Relationship between plasma folate and homocysteine concentrations in alcoholics according to liver enzyme activity

Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 439-441

  Cylwik, Bogdan ^a   Chrostek, Lech ^a   Daniluk, Marta ^b   Supronowicz, Zbigniew ^b   Szmitkowski, Maciej ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

^b Psychiatric Hospital   (Poland)

Author keywords

Alcoholics; Folate; Homocysteine

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; LIVER ENZYME;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; LIVER CELL DAMAGE; LIVER INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE;

ADULT; AGED; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ALCOHOLICS; ALCOHOLISM; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FOLIC ACID; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 71949087601     PISSN: 03014800     EISSN: 18817742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3177/jnsv.55.439     Document Type: Article

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