Metabolic analysis of neural tube defects
Neural tube defects (NTDs), such as exencephaly and spina bifida, occur when the neural tube fails to close properly during embryonic development. Folic acid supplementation has been shown to effectively reduce the occurrence of NTDs and low folate is a known risk factor for human NTDs. However desp...
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University College London (University of London)
2007
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