The Importance of Being Choline

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 110, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1162-1165

  Hollenbeck, Clarie B ^a  

^a SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE; FOLIC ACID; LIPOTROPIC AGENT; METHIONINE; NOOTROPIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BRAIN; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LIVER; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY;

BRAIN; CHOLINE; CHOLINE DEFICIENCY; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; LIPOTROPIC AGENTS; LIVER; METHIONINE; NOOTROPIC AGENTS; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS;

EID: 77955015229     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jada.2010.05.012     Document Type: Article

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