Effects of parental folate deficiency on the folate content, global DNA methylation, and expressions of FRα, IGF-2 and IGF-1R in the postnatal rat liver

Nutrition Research and Practice

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 281-286

  Mejos, Karen Kay ^a   Kim, Hye Won ^a   Lim, Eun Mi ^a   Chang, Namsoo ^a  

^a Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Folate content; FR ; Global DNA methylation; IGF 2; Postnatal liver

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882634648     PISSN: 19761457     EISSN: 20056168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4162/nrp.2013.7.4.281     Document Type: Article

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