Table of Contents:
  • Folate chemistry and metabolism
  • Folate bioavailability
  • Folate biochemical pathways and their regulation
  • Genetic variation : effect on folate metabolism and disease/birth defect risk
  • Folate in pregnancy and lactation
  • Folate status and birth defect risk : epidemiological perspective
  • Folate-related birth defects : embryonic consequences of abnormal folate transport and metabolism
  • Folic acid fortification : neural tube defect risk reduction-global perspective
  • Folate and cancer : epidemiological perspective
  • Folate and carcinogenesis : basic mechanisms
  • Folate and vascular disease : epidemiological perspective
  • Folate and vascular disease : basic mechanisms
  • Folate and neurological function : epidemiological perspective
  • Folate and neurological disease : basic mechanisms
  • Folate and vitamin B12 interactions : metabolic and potential health implications
  • Clinical folate deficiency
  • Influence of alcohol on folate status and methionine metabolism in relation to alcoholic liver disease
  • Folate and choline interrelationships : metabolic and potential health implications
  • Folate : recommended intakes, consumption, and status
  • Kinetics of folate and one-carbon metabolism
  • Folate analytical methodology