Folates and aging: Role in mild cognitive impairment, dementia and depression

In almost all tissues, including the brain, folates are required for one-carbon transfer reactions, which are essential for the synthesis of DNA and RNA nucleotides, the metabolism of amino acids and the occurrence of methylation reactions. The aim of this paper is to review the impact of folate sta...

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Main Author: Araujo, J.R. (author)
Other Authors: Martel, F. (author), Borges, Nuno (author), Araujo, J.M (author), Keating, E. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2015
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10216/91089
Country:Portugal
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