Effects of oral folate supplementation on serum total homocysteine and cholesterol levels in hyperhomocysteinemic children

Nutrition in Clinical Practice

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 390-393

  Papandreou, D ^a   Rousso, I ^a   Malindretos, P ^b   Makedou, A ^a   Arvanitidou, M ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b First Renal Unit   (Greece)

Author keywords

cholesterol; folic acid; homocysteine; pediatric

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE;

ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL SYNTHESIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; LIVER; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD;

CHILD; CHOLESTEROL; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

EID: 78649286112     PISSN: 08845336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0884533610374325     Document Type: Article

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