Collagen metabolism in folic acid deficiency [PDF]
1. The effect of folic acid deficiency on collagen formation, with respect to the level of collagen-protein synthesis and the extent of collagen-proline hydroxylation, has been studied. A folic acid-free diet containing 10 g sulphasuxidine/kg was used to induce folate deficiency in young male rats.
J. G. A. J. Hautvast, M. J. Barnes
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Clinical and experimental studies on folic acid deficiency due to anticonvulsants. 2. Investigations on patients receiving anticonvulsants and experimental study on the effect of diphenylhydantoin on the absorption of folic acid in rats [PDF]
A high incidence of subnormal serum folic acid levels was observed in 48 patients receiving anticonvulsants (75 %). In peripheral blood, macrocytosis was detected in 46 % and an increase of hypersegmented neutrophils was also seen in 24 % of the patients.
Taguchi, Hirokuni
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Deficiencies of the microelements, folate and vitamin B12 in women of the child bearing ages in Gorgan, Northern Iran [PDF]
Background: The deficiencies of folic acid, vitamin B12, and microelements during pregnancy may affect the health of newborns. Objectives: To assess the serum levels of folate, vitamin B12, iron, zinc and copper in healthy women of the childbearing ages ...
Behnampour, N.+2 more
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Background: Folate and vitamin B 12 deficiency can lead to pancytopenia in pregnancy. Some cases of pancytopenia due to COVID-19 infection have also been reported.
Neha Agarwal, Neha Khatri, Preeti Singh
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Effectiveness of folic acid fortified flour for prevention of neural tube defects in a high risk region [PDF]
Despite efforts to tackle folate deficiency and Neural Tube Defects (NTDs) through folic acid fortification, its implementation is still lacking where it is needed most, highlighting the need for studies that evaluate the effectiveness of folic acid ...
Chen, Gong+6 more
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Coexistence of folic acid and vitamin B12 deficiency has been observed among adolescents with iron deficiency anemia, but limited evidence is available from India.
Ashok Bhardwaj+5 more
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New treatment options for iron deficiency in women of different ages [PDF]
Yu.E. Dobrokhotova, E.A. Markova Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russian Federation Nowadays, iron-deficiency anemia (IDA) in pregnant and perimenopausal women has become an important social and healthcare problem.
Yu.E. Dobrokhotova, E.A. Markova
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Fourth-generation folic acid active metabolite Quatrefolic® and micronized, microencapsulated iron Lipofer®: innovative approaches for iron and folic acid deficiencies in women (a review) [PDF]
I.N. Kononova1, E.N. Kareva1,2 1Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russian Federation 2I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Moscow, Russian Federation To review up-to ...
I.N. Kononova, E.N. Kareva
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BACKGROUND Moderately high folic acid intake in pregnant women has led to concerns about deleterious effects on the mother and fetus. Common polymorphisms in folate genes, such as methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase-methenyltetrahydrofolate ...
Karen E. Christensen+9 more
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Folate, an essential nutrient found naturally in foods in a reduced form, is present in dietary supplements and fortified foods in an oxidized synthetic form (folic acid).
Padma Maruvada+27 more
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