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1 online resource (604 pages) |
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Front cover; Contents; Preface; Editor; Contributors; Chapter 1. Folate Chemistry and Metabolism; Chapter 2. Folate Bioavailability; Chapter 3. Folate Biochemical Pathways and Their Regulation; Chapter 4. Genetic Variation: Effect on Folate Metabolism and Health; Chapter 5. Folate in Pregnancy and Lactation; Chapter 6. Folate Status and Birth Defect Risk: Epidemiological Perspective; Chapter 7. Folate-Related Birth Defects: Embryonic Consequences of Abnormal Folate Transport and Metabolism; Chapter 8. Folic Acid Fortification: Neural Tube Defect Risk Reduction-A Global Perspective |
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Chapter 9. Folate and Cancer: Epidemiological PerspectiveChapter 10. Folate and Carcinogenesis: Basic Mechanisms; Chapter 11. Folate and Vascular Disease: Epidimiological Perspective; Chapter 12. Folate and Vascular Disease: Basic Mechanisms; Chapter 13. Folate and Neurological Function: Epidemiolgical Perspective; Chapter 14. Folate and Neurological Disease: Basic Mechanisms; Chapter 15. Folate-Vitamin B12 Interrelationshi |
| Summary |
Keeping up with the explosion in information garnered from fresh research, this title provides a resource on various areas of clinical interest related to folate metabolism such as: the role of folate in birth defects, cancer, cardiovascular disease, and neural tube defects. It includes estimates of dietary folate intake for the US population |
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Print version record |
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Folic acid in human nutrition.
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Folic acid deficiency.
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Folic acid -- Therapeutic use
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Folic acid -- Metabolism
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Folic acid deficiency
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Folic acid in human nutrition
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Folic acid -- Metabolism
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Folic acid -- Therapeutic use
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781420071252 |
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1420071254 |
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