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Homocysteine : Related Vitamins and Neuropsychiatric Disorders /

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During the last 15 years the research on homocysteine and the vitamins involved in its metabolism has become very dynamic. About 1,500 publications on the subject are now published each year. The research has long mainly focused on the association between homocysteine and cardiovascular disease, but...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bolander-Gouaille, Christina
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Bottiglieri, Teodoro
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Paris : Springer Paris, 2003.
Subjects:
Medicine.
Geriatrics.
Neurology.
Psychiatry.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • What is homocysteine?- The homocysteine metabolism
  • How can hyperhomocysteinaemia be neurotoxic?- Why do homocysteine levels increase?- Neuropsychiatric conditions associated with hyperhomocysteinaemia
  • Impact of common enzyme defects on neuropsychiatric conditions
  • When and how to check the homocysteine
  • How to interpret the test result and how to handle hyperhomocysteinaemia
  • References
  • Abbreviations.