Effect of isotretinoin treatment on plasma holotranscobalamin, vitamin B12, folic acid, and homocysteine levels: non-controlled study

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1564-1569

  Karadag, Ayse Serap ^a   Tutal, Emre ^b   Ertugrul, Derun Taner ^b   Akin, Kadir Okhan ^b  

^a YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Kecioren Research and Training Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CHOLESTEROL; CREATININE; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HEMOGLOBIN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; HOLOTRANSCOBALAMIN; HOMOCYSTEINE; ISOTRETINOIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRANSCOBALAMIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; CHOLESTEROL, VLDL; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; ISOTRETINOIN; MALE; TRANSCOBALAMINS; TRIGLYCERIDES; VITAMIN B 12; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 81855173294     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2011.05027.x     Document Type: Article

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