Exposure to solar ultraviolet radiation is associated with a decreased folate status in women of childbearing age

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volumn 131, Issue , 2014, Pages 90-95

  Borradale, D ^a   Isenring, E ^b   Hacker, E ^a   Kimlin, M G ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Folate; Folic acid; Photodegradation; Population study; Solar ultraviolet radiation

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILDBEARING AGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPLETION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FOLIC ACID DEPLETION; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IN VITRO STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SUN EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANALYSIS; BLOOD; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SUNLIGHT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893712902     PISSN: 10111344     EISSN: 18732682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2014.01.002     Document Type: Article

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