Advances in the understanding of cobalamin assimilation and metabolism

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 148, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 195-204

  Quadros, Edward V ^a  

^a SUNY Downstate Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Haptocorrin; Intrinsic factor; Transcobalamin receptor CD320; Vitamin B12

Indexed keywords

COBALAMIN; COBAMAMIDE; CUBILIN; HAPTOCORRIN; INTRINSIC FACTOR; MECOBALAMIN; MEMBRANE RECEPTOR; METHIONINE SYNTHASE; METHYLMALONYL COENZYME A MUTASE; TRANSCOBALAMIN;

COBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; GENETIC DISORDER; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; INBORN ERROR OF METABOLISM; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MYELOMA; POINT MUTATION; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN METABOLISM;

BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT, ACTIVE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; INTRINSIC FACTOR; METABOLISM, INBORN ERRORS; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; TRANSCOBALAMINS; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY;

EID: 72649089540     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: 13652141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2009.07937.x     Document Type: Review

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