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AbstractThere is a large body of literature demonstrating the efficacy of maternal folic acid intake in preventing birth defects, as well as investigations into potential adverse consequences of consuming folic acid above the upper intake level (UL). Recently, two authoritative bodies convened expert panels to assess risks from high intakes of folic ...
Patrick J. Stover, Martha S. Field
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Supplementation with folic acid [PDF]
EDITOR,—In 1992 the Department of Health recommended that all women should take folic acid supplements around the time of conception to reduce the incidence of neural tube defects.1 We undertook a survey of antenatal patients and those trying to conceive who attended our surgery in May and June 1994 to determine whether this advice was being followed ...
C. Broomfield+5 more
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MACROCYTIC anamia, associated with a megaloblastic erythropoiesis, glossitis, weight loss, diarrhcra, and an absence of neurological symptoms or signs and of evidence of deficiency of vitamin B12 are usually accepted as the features of deficiency of folic acid or related pteroylglutamate compounds.
E. V. Cox, W. T. Cooke, M. J. Meynell
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Folic acid has been a topic of discussion within the epilepsy community for several decades. Folic acid was initially suspected to be epileptogenic ( 1 ), but that concern has been resolved, as research has demonstrated that folic acid in less than supraphysiologic concentrations does not promote seizures.
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The pharmacokinetics of phenytoin (PHT) before and after administration of 1 and 5 mg of folic acid is reported from the Colleges of Pharmacy and Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City and University of Health Sciences/The Chicago Medical School, Chicago, IL.
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On the Occurrence of Folic Acid, Folic Acid Conjugates, and Folic Acid Conjugases in Pollen. [PDF]
Niels Nielsen+4 more
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