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known as
vitamin B9 and folacin, is one of the B vitamins.
Manufactured folic acid,
which is
converted into
folate by the body, is used as a
dietary supplement...
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deficiency is very rare in
countries with
folic acid
fortification programs.
Worldwide prevalence of
anemia due to
folic acid
deficiency generally is very low...
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resembles a
component of
folic acid. It
prevents folic acid
synthesis in the
bacteria that must
synthesize their own
folic acid.
Mammalian cells, and...
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prevented if the
mother gets
enough folate before and
during pregnancy.
Adding folic acid to
flour has been
found to be
effective for most women. Open spina...
- occur."
Folic acid has been
shown to be
important in
neural tube
formation since at
least 1991, and as a
subtype of
neural tube defect,
folic acid may...
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Ferrous salt/
folic acid is a
supplement used to
prevent iron
deficiency and
folic acid
deficiency during pregnancy. It can also be used to
treat iron deficiency...
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pernicious anemia as a
cause be
ruled out first.
Folinic acid is a form of
folic acid that does not
require activation by
dihydrofolate reductase to be useful...
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medications that
antagonise (that is, block) the
actions of
folic acid (vitamin B9).
Folic acid's
primary function in the body is as a
cofactor to various...
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containing vitamins and minerals. The bags
typically contain thiamine,
folic acid, and
magnesium sulfate, and are
usually used to
correct nutritional...
- problems,
lower doses may be needed. It acts by
blocking the body's use of
folic acid.
Methotrexate was
first made in 1947 and
initially was used to treat...
