Factors affecting the distribution of folate forms in the serum of elderly German adults

European Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 497-504

  Kirsch, Susanne H ^a   Herrmann, Wolfgang ^a   Eckert, Rudolf ^b   Geisel, Jürgen ^a   Obeid, Rima ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Geriatric Health Center   (Germany)

Author keywords

Age; Elderly; Folate; Folic acid; Vitamin B12

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2); CREATININE; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; HOLOTRANSCOBALAMIN; HOMOCYSTEINE; METHYLMALONIC ACID; TRANSCOBALAMIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE GENE; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; GERMAN; HUMAN; MALE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SEX DIFFERENCE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CREATININE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; GENOTYPE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (NADPH2); METHYLMALONIC ACID; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; VITAMIN B 12;

EID: 84879555186     PISSN: 14366207     EISSN: 14366215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00394-012-0351-3     Document Type: Article

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