Holotranscobalamin as an indicator of vitamin B12 deficiency in gastrectomized patients

Annals of Clinical and Laboratory Science

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 361-366

  Lee, Young Kyung ^a   Kim, Han Sung ^a   Kang, Hee Jung ^a  

^a Hallym University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Gastrectomy; Holotranscobalamin; Homocysteine; Vitamin B12 deficiency

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; HOLOTRANSCOBALAMIN; HOMOCYSTEINE; TRANSCOBALAMIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; GASTRECTOMY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ERYTHROCYTE INDICES; FEMALE; GASTRECTOMY; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; TRANSCOBALAMINS; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY;

EID: 73349106158     PISSN: 00917370     EISSN: 15508080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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