Analytical recovery of folate and its degradation products in human serum stored at -25°C for up to 29 years

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 140, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 522-526

  Hannisda, Rita ^a,b   Gislefoss, Randi E ^c,d,e   Grimsrud, Tom K ^e   Hustad, Steinar ^a,f   Mørkrid, Lars ^c,d   Ueland, Per Magne ^a,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^d OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^e CANCER REGISTRY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^f HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5 METHYLTETRAHYDROFOLIC ACID; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; METHYLMALONIC ACID; VITAMIN B GROUP;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEGRADATION KINETICS; HUMAN; HYDROLYSIS; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHYLMALONIC ACIDEMIA; OXIDATION; STORAGE TEMPERATURE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; DRUG STABILITY; FOLIC ACID; FREEZING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; TETRAHYDROFOLATES;

LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS;

EID: 77249107069     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.109.116418     Document Type: Article

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