Effectiveness of the National Program of Complementary Feeding for older adults in Chile on vitamin B12 status in older adults; secondary outcome analysis from the CENEX Study (ISRCTN48153354). [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Older people are at increased risk of vitamin B12 deficiency and the provision of fortified foods may be an effective way to ensure good vitamin B12 status in later life.
Albala, Cecilia +4 more
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Vitamin B12 concentrations and clinical spectrum of apparently healthy elderly population [PDF]
Introduction : Prevalence of vitamin B12 deficiency is believed to increase with aging. The wide and non-specific spectrum of clinical presentations in patients poses a tough challenge to physicians suspecting vitamin B12 deficiency.
Darshana Makwana 1 Deepak Kumar P2 , Pragathi Wadkar3
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Influence of vitamin B12 and light on the formation of chlorosomes in green- and brown-colored Chlorobium species [PDF]
The specific Bchl a and c content of the vitamin B12-dependent Chlorobium limicola strain 1230 decreased strongly under vitamin B12 limitation. In comparison to a regularly grown culture (20 g vitamin B12/l) the specific Bchl c content of a B12-limited ...
Fischer, Ulrich +3 more
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the association of folate and vitamin B12 in early pregnancy with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) risk. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS The data of this study were from a subcohort within the Shanghai Preconception Cohort Study ...
Xiaotian Chen +10 more
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Relationship between Vitamin B12 and Cobalt Metabolism in Domestic Ruminant: An Update
Simple Summary We review the role of cobalt and vitamin B12 in animals, especially in ruminants. Vitamin B12 is an essential part of the enzyme systems involved in multiple metabolic reactions and mainly in the formation of energy from ruminal ...
J. González-Montaña +5 more
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Serum vitamin B12 associated with vitamin D/25(OH)D in women with recurrent aphthous stomatitis.
Vitamin B12 and Vitamin D deficiency may contribute to recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS). Current studies have showed vitamin B12 to be associated with vitamin D in women, however no study has assessed vitamin B12 associated with vitamin D/25(OH)D in ...
Hendri Susanto +5 more
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Drug interactions may be important risk factors for methotrexate neurotoxicity, particularly in pediatric leukemia patients [PDF]
Purpose: Methotrexate administration is associated with frequent adverse neurological events during treatment for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Baird, Susan F. +5 more
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The biosynthesis of B12, involving up to 30 different enzyme-mediated steps, only occurs in bacteria. Thus, most eukaryotes require an external source of B12, and yet the vitamin appears to have only two functions in eukaryotes: as a cofactor for the enzymes methionine synthase and methylmalonylCoA mutase.
Smith, A. David +2 more
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Premarital screening of 466 Mediterranean women for serum ferritin, vitamin B12, and folate concentrations [PDF]
Background/aim: Iron, folate, and vitamin B12 serum levels are closely related with dietary habits and have an essential role in the healthy development of a fetus.
Demirciler, İ. +5 more
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Low vitamin B12 levels among newly-arrived refugees from Bhutan, Iran and Afghanistan: a multicentre Australian study. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Vitamin B12 deficiency is prevalent in many countries of origin of refugees. Using a threshold of 5% above which a prevalence of low Vitamin B12 is indicative of a population health problem, we hypothesised that Vitamin B12 deficiency exceeds
Jill Benson +6 more
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