Vitamin B-12 and Cognition in Children [PDF]
Advances in Nutrition, 2016 Vitamin B-12 is essential for brain development, neural myelination, and cognitive function. Inadequate vitamin B-12 status during pregnancy and early childhood has been associated with adverse child health outcomes, including impaired cognitive development. However, the underlying mechanisms have not been elucidated.
Sudha Venkatramanan +3 more
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Plasma Vitamin B-12 Levels and Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease: A Case-Control Study [PDF]
Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, 2022 Introduction: Vitamin B-12 deficiency is a frequent condition in the elderly population. High homocysteine levels, which can contribute to arterial damage and blood clots in blood vessels, usually indicate a deficiency in vitamin B-12.
Lochana Shrestha MD +4 more
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Sub-optimal vitamin B-12 levels among ART-naïve HIV-positive individuals in an urban cohort in Uganda. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 Malnutrition is common among HIV-infected individuals and is often accompanied by low serum levels of micronutrients. Vitamin B-12 deficiency has been associated with various factors including faster HIV disease progression and CD4 depletion in resource ...
Aggrey S Semeere +5 more
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Evaluation of tracer labelled methionine load test in vitamin B-12 deficient adolescent women. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 BACKGROUND:Methionine loading test (MLT) has been used primarily to identify defects in transsulfuration of homocysteine in cystathionine beta synthase deficiency.
Dattatray S Bhat +6 more
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Validity and reproducibility of folate and vitamin B12 intakes estimated from a self-administered diet history questionnaire in Japanese pregnant women [PDF]
Nutrition Journal, 2012 Background No validated dietary questionnaire for assessing folate and vitamin B12 intakes during pregnancy is available in Japan. We evaluated the validity and reproducibility of intakes of folate and vitamin B12 estimated from a self-administered diet ...
Shiraishi Mie +5 more
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Infant Serum and Maternal Milk Vitamin B-12 Are Positively Correlated in Kenyan Infant-Mother Dyads at 1-6 Months Postpartum, Irrespective of Infant Feeding Practice. [PDF]
, 2018 BackgroundVitamin B-12 is an essential nutrient required for many functions including DNA synthesis, erythropoiesis, and brain development. If maternal milk vitamin B-12 concentrations are low, infants may face elevated risks of deficiency when ...
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Plasma homocysteine, folate and vitamin B(12) compared between rural Gambian and UK adults. [PDF]
, 2006 The disease risk indicator plasma total homocysteine (tHcy) is influenced by genetic and environmental factors, including folate and vitamin B(12) status. Little is known about the determinants of tHcy in rural West Africa.
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Metabolites, 2019 Vitamin B12 deficiency leads to various symptoms such as neuropathy, growth retardation, and infertility. Vitamin B12 functions as a coenzyme for two enzymes involved in amino acid metabolisms.
Tomohiro Bito +6 more
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Vitamin B 12 binding power of serum. [PDF]
Journal of Clinical Pathology, 1969 A L Needham, H. G. H. Richards
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