Study of Methionine, Vitamin B12, and Folic Acid Status in Coronary Atherosclerotic Male Patients

Background: Increased level of serum homocysteine is one of the risk factor of atherosclerosis. Its production related in some sulfur amino acids such as methionine. Some important cofactors that are involved in metabolic pathways of this amino acid are folate and vitamin B12. We have assessed the s...

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Main Authors: M Djalali, SR A Hoseiny, F Siassi, N Fardad, R Ghiasvand, TR Neyestani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2007-09-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
Online Access:https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/2106