Lead Exposure, B Vitamins, and Plasma Homocysteine in Men 55 Years of Age and Older: The VA Normative Aging Study
Author(s) -
Kelly M. Bakulski,
Sung Kyun Park,
Marc G. Weisskopf,
Katherine L. Tucker,
David Sparrow,
Avron Spiro,
Pantel Vokonas,
Linda H. Nie,
Howard Hu,
Jennifer Weuve
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
environmental health perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 282
eISSN - 1552-9924
pISSN - 0091-6765
DOI - 10.1289/ehp.1306931
Subject(s) - homocysteine , interquartile range , vitamin b12 , medicine , vitamin d and neurology , endocrinology , blood plasma , physiology
Lead (Pb) exposure may influence the plasma concentration of homocysteine, a one-carbon metabolite associated with cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases. Little is known about the associations between Pb and homocysteine over time, or the potential influence of dietary factors.
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