Urine 3-hydroxykynurenine is higher during the postovulatory phase than in the preovulatory phase indicating a higher vitamin B6 requirement

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 78, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1757-1760

  Shibata, Katsumi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHIGA PREFECTURE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Menstrual cycle; Nicotinamide; Ovulatory phase; Tryptophan; Vitamin B6

Indexed keywords

AMIDES; AMINO ACIDS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NICOTINAMIDE; OVULATORY PHASE; TRYPTOPHAN; VITAMIN B;

BODY FLUIDS;

3-HYDROXYKYNURENINE; KYNURENINE; PYRIDOXINE;

ADULT; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMAN; LUTEAL PHASE; METABOLISM; URINE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMANS; KYNURENINE; LUTEAL PHASE; VITAMIN B 6; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84928531211     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09168451.2014.925779     Document Type: Article

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