Folate Deficiency in Chronic Pancreatitis

  • Gopalakrishna Rajesh Department of Gastroenterology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences. Cochin, Kerala, India
  • Banavara Narasimhamurthy Girish Department of Physiology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences. Cochin, Kerala, India
  • Kannan Vaidyanathan Department of Biochemistry, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences. Cochin, Kerala, India
  • Menon Saumya Department of Gastroenterology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences. Cochin, Kerala, India
  • Vallath Balakrishnan Department of Gastroenterology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences. Cochin, Kerala, India
Keywords: Antioxidants, Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator, Folic Acid, Homocysteine, Micronutrients, Oxidative Stress, Pancreatitis, Tropical Medicine

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Published
2010-07-05
How to Cite
RajeshG., GirishB., VaidyanathanK., SaumyaM., & BalakrishnanV. (2010). Folate Deficiency in Chronic Pancreatitis. JOP. Journal of the Pancreas, 11(4), 409-410. https://doi.org/10.6092/1590-8577/3635

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