Vitamin B6 dependency in homocystinuria.
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Hepatic Vitamin B6 Metabolism
nM. Thus, pyridloxal-P is the principal B6 vitaimer in plasma. Durinig pyridoxine stupplemiienitation, mealn plasnma levels of the B6 vitaimers anid pyridoxic acidl increasedl to 655±122 aindl 222±55 nM, respectively. The plasma content of pyridoxal-P aind( pyricloxic acidl increased 6-7-fold anid thatt of pyridoxal, 12-fold, but the pyridloxiine level did niot increase. Isolatedlhepatocytes, 1...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1971
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.3.5773.532-c