Folic acid – role in the body, recommendations and clinical significance

Introduction. Folic acid is a compound classified as B group vitamins. In the body it is subject to processes that transfer its inactive form into a form responsible for biological effects of folic acid, i.e. 5-methyltetrahydrofolate (5-MTHF). It is, in particular, responsible for processes of the c...

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Main Authors: Myszczyszyn Aneta, Krajewski Rafał, Ostapów Monika, Hirnle Lidia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2019-03-01
Series:Pielęgniarstwo XXI Wieku
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/pielxxiw-2019-0007