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The role of folate deficiency in electrophysiological neuropathy of experimental hepatoma of the rats.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  6291303     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Experimental hepatoma of the rats was induced by chronic administration of 3'-methyl-dimethylamino-azobenzene. The folate level of the hepatoma-bearing rats tended to be low as compared with that of normal controls, and the co-existence of folate deficiency and reduced motor nerve conduction velocity of the dorsal nerve trunks appeared not uncommon. The hepatoma-bearing rats revealed the disturbance of serine to glycine conversion in serum, and folate administration to them prevented electrophysiological neuropathy along with normalization of serine to glycine conversion. Therefore, the reduced motor nerve conduction velocity could be at least in part the result of a metabolic impairment due to folate deficiency.
Authors:
H Matsumoto; S Chiba; S Kikuchi; T Wada
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Acta neurologica Scandinavica     Volume:  64     ISSN:  0001-6314     ISO Abbreviation:  Acta Neurol. Scand.     Publication Date:  1981 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1982-12-16     Completed Date:  1982-12-16     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0370336     Medline TA:  Acta Neurol Scand     Country:  DENMARK    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  446-51     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Folic Acid Deficiency / complications*
Glycine / blood
Liver Neoplasms, Experimental / metabolism*,  physiopathology
Male
Neural Conduction
Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / etiology*,  metabolism,  physiopathology
Rats
Rats, Inbred Strains
Serine / blood
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
56-40-6/Glycine; 56-45-1/Serine

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