 Folic Acid
"Folic Acid" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A member of the vitamin B family that stimulates the hematopoietic system. It is present in the liver and kidney and is found in mushrooms, spinach, yeast, green leaves, and grasses (POACEAE). Folic acid is used in the treatment and prevention of folate deficiencies and megaloblastic anemia.
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D005492
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.438.733.631.400
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| Concept/Terms |
Folic Acid- Folic Acid
- Vitamin B9
- B9, Vitamin
- Vitamin M
- Pteroylglutamic Acid
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2006 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Folic Acid" by people in Profiles.
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Shammo JM, Usha L, Richardson KJ, Elliott E, Dewdney S, Venugopal P, Cobleigh M, Kuzel TM. Olaparib-Induced Severe Folate Deficiency in a Patient With Advanced Ovarian Cancer. J Oncol Pract. 2019 07; 15(7):405-407.
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Mischoulon D, Zajecka J, Freeman MP, Fava M. Does folic acid interfere with lamotrigine? Lancet Psychiatry. 2016 08; 3(8):704-705.
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Edelman MJ, Harb WA, Pal SE, Boccia RV, Kraut MJ, Bonomi P, Conley BA, Rogers JS, Messmann RA, Garon EB. Multicenter trial of EC145 in advanced, folate-receptor positive adenocarcinoma of the lung. J Thorac Oncol. 2012 Oct; 7(10):1618-21.
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Vanderwall CM, Tangney CC, Kwasny MJ, Gustashaw KA. Examination of circulating folate levels as a reflection of folate intakes among older adult supplement users and nonusers in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2003-2004. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2012 Feb; 112(2):285-90.
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Morris MC. Nutritional determinants of cognitive aging and dementia. Proc Nutr Soc. 2012 Feb; 71(1):1-13.
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Fava M, Shelton RC, Zajecka JM. Evidence for the use of l-methylfolate combined with antidepressants in MDD. J Clin Psychiatry. 2011 Aug; 72(8):e25.
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Skarupski KA, Tangney C, Li H, Ouyang B, Evans DA, Morris MC. Longitudinal association of vitamin B-6, folate, and vitamin B-12 with depressive symptoms among older adults over time. Am J Clin Nutr. 2010 Aug; 92(2):330-5.
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Tangney CC, Tang Y, Evans DA, Morris MC. Biochemical indicators of vitamin B12 and folate insufficiency and cognitive decline. Neurology. 2009 Jan 27; 72(4):361-7.
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Morris MC, Tangney CC. Is dietary intake of folate too low? Lancet. 2007 Jan 20; 369(9557):166-7.
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Morris MC, Evans DA, Schneider JA, Tangney CC, Bienias JL, Aggarwal NT. Dietary folate and vitamins B-12 and B-6 not associated with incident Alzheimer's disease. J Alzheimers Dis. 2006 Aug; 9(4):435-43.
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