Neuronal injury: Folate to the rescue?

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 120, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1383-1386

  Kronenberg, Golo ^a   Endres, Matthias ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DIHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 1; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 3A; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 3B; FOLATE RECEPTOR; FOLIC ACID; HYDROXYSTILBAMIDINE; METHOTREXATE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE;

DNA METHYLATION; DNA REPAIR; DNA SEQUENCE; EPIGENETICS; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NERVE CELL LESION; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM INJURY; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETT SYNDROME; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL;

ANIMALS; AXONS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; MICE; NERVE REGENERATION; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; NEURONS; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 77951869356     PISSN: 00219738     EISSN: 15588238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1172/JCI40764     Document Type: Note

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