Sarcosine, folate metabolism and prostate cancer-Is there a link?

Journal of Urology

Volumn 185, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 385-386

  Wagner, Conrad ^a   Luka, Zigmund ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; GLYCINE METHYLTRANSFERASE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; SARCOSINE; SARCOSINE DEHYDROGENASE; TETRAHYDROFOLIC ACID;

ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOLATE METABOLISM; GLEASON SCORE; HUMAN; METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE BIOPSY; PROSTATE CANCER; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 78651292339     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2010.11.019     Document Type: Editorial

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