Interaction between excess folate and low vitamin B12 status

Molecular Aspects of Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue , 2017, Pages 43-47

  Paul, Ligi ^a   Selhub, Jacob ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cobalamin; Folate; Folic acid; Vitamin B12

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; COLECALCIFEROL; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FERROUS SULFATE; FOLIC ACID; HEMOGLOBIN; HOMOCYSTEINE; IRON; METHYLMALONIC ACID; ZINC; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ANEMIA; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; MALABSORPTION; MEGALOCYTOSIS; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN METABOLISM; ANIMAL; FEMALE; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; BIOMARKERS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY;

EID: 85007154584     PISSN: 00982997     EISSN: 18729452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mam.2016.11.004     Document Type: Review

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