Testing homocysteine-induced neurotransmitter deficiency, and depression of mood hypothesis in clinical practice

Age and Ageing

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 702-705

  Gariballa, Salah ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

B vitamins; Depression; Homocysteine; Nutrition supplements; Older people nutrition

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; PLACEBO; PYRIDOXINE; RIBOFLAVIN;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; ELDERLY CARE; HUMAN; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DEPRESSION; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INPATIENTS; MALE; MOOD DISORDERS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

EID: 80054886647     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afr086     Document Type: Article

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