Homocysteine and reactive oxygen species in metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and atheroscleropathy: The pleiotropic effects of folate supplementation

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Homocysteine has emerged as a novel independent marker of risk for the development of cardiovascular disease over the past three decades. Additionally, there is a graded mortality risk associated with an elevated fasting plasma total homocysteine (tHcy). Metaboli...

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Main Authors: Tyagi Suresh C, Hayden Melvin R
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2004-05-01
Series:Nutrition Journal
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Online Access:http://www.nutritionj.com/content/3/1/4