A population model of folate-mediated one-carbon metabolism

Nutrients

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 2457-2474

  Duncan, Tanya M ^a   Reed, Michael C ^a   Frederik Nijhou, H ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mathematical model; Methionine cycle; Nhanes; Olate cycle; Population model

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; METHIONINE; S ADENOSYLHOMOCYSTEINE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE;

AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOLATE METABOLISM; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; LIVER LEVEL; LOADING TEST; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MATHEMATICAL VARIABLE; METABOLISM; METABOLITE; ONE CARBON METABOLISM; OXIDATIVE STRESS; POPULATION MODEL; SAMPLING; SIMULATION; TISSUE LEVEL; VITAMIN INTAKE;

EID: 84879970580     PISSN: 20726643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nu5072457     Document Type: Article

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