Plasma homocysteine, folate and vitamin b12 levels in patients with lung cancer

Experimental Oncology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 218-222

  Tastekin, D ^a   Erturk, K ^a   Bozbey, H U ^a   Olmuscelik, O ^b   Kiziltan, H ^c   Tuna, S ^d   Tas, F ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL MEDIPOL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c BEZMIALEM VAKIF UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d BAKIRKOY DR SADI KONUK TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Folate; Homocysteine; Lung cancer; Vitamin B12

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; TUMOR MARKER;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMALL CELL CARCINOMA; SMOKING; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CELL TRANSFORMATION; LUNG TUMOR; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VITAMIN B 12;

EID: 84943254893     PISSN: 18129269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.31768/2312-8852.2015.37(3):218-222     Document Type: Article

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