Vitamin K content of Australian-grown horticultural commodities [PDF]
Vitamin K is emerging as a multi-function vitamin that plays a role in bone, brain and vascular health. Vitamin K composition data remain limited globally and Australia has lacked nationally representative data for vitamin K1 (phylloquinone, PK) in horticultural commodities.
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August 2016 (Issue 1) : Breast Feeding and Vitamin B12 Deficiency [PDF]
Women at risk of vitamin b12 deficiency Effects of deficiency of vitamin b12 on infants Source of vitamin b12 from food Use of vitamin b12 supplementshttps://ecommons.aku.edu/nutrition_update/1002/thumbnail ...
Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi
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Utilization of cognitive support in episodic free recall as a function of apolipoprotein E and vitamin B12 or folate among adults aged 75 years and older [PDF]
Apolipoprotein E (APOE), vitamin B12, and folate were examined in relation to free recall among 167 community-based older adults. Cognitive support at encoding and retrieval was also taken into account.
Bunce, D, Kivipelto, M, Wahlin, A
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Prevalence of Vitamin B12 Deficiency Among Pregnant Women in Samsun Province of Turkey
Purpose: Vitamin B12 deficiency in infancy can cause severe demyelinating central nervous system disorder. Most cases are exclusively breast-fed infants born to mothers with deficient vitamin B12 stores.
Ebru Yilmaz Keskin+3 more
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The stability of 3 transmembrane and 4 transmembrane human vitamin K epoxide reductase models [PDF]
3 transmembrane and 4 transmembrane helices models are suggested for the human vitamin K epoxide reductase (VKOR). In this study, we investigate the stability of the human 3 transmembrane/4 transmembrane VKOR models employing a coarse-grained normal mode analysis and molecular dynamics simulation.
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Association between metformin use and vitamin B12 deficiency in patients with type 2 diabetes
Metformin is one of the most widely used oral antihyperglycemic agents. Adverse effect of metformin is disturbance in vitamin B12 metabolism associated with low serum vitamin B12 level. Vitamin B12 hypovitaminosis is accompanied by peripheral neuropathy.
V.I. Pankiv
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Efficient synthesis of Vitamin D3 in a 3D ultraviolet photochemical microreactor fabricated using an ultrafast laser [PDF]
Large-scale, high-precision, and high-transparency microchannels hold great potential for developing high-performance continuous-flow photochemical reactions. We demonstrate ultrafast laser-enabled fabrication of 3D microchannel reactors in ultraviolet (UV) grade fused silica which exhibit high transparency under the illumination of UV light sources of
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Is it time to revisit vitamin B12 for mental health and cognitive functions in elderly? [PDF]
Decline in cognitive and motor functions and in mental health are commonly seen with aging. Although many reports attribute their etiology to aging, these conditions may have vitamin B12 deficiency as an underlying mechanism.
Begdache, Lina, Marhaba, Rani
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Vitamin B12 in Health and Disease [PDF]
Vitamin B12 is essential for DNA synthesis and for cellular energy production.This review aims to outline the metabolism of vitamin B12, and to evaluate the causes and consequences of sub-clinical vitamin B12 deficiency. Vitamin B12 deficiency is common,
Adams+85 more
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Vitamin B12 deficiency without anemia in the middle- and old-aged population in Sulaymaniyah City
Background: In our laboratory, we received many cases of Vitamin B12 deficiency without anemia, and we observed that the deficiency is more prominent in females than males.
Hisham Arif Getta
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