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folate — ● folate nom masculin Sel de l acide folique … Encyclopédie Universelle
Folate — Vitamine B9 Vitamine B9 Structure chimique de la vitamine B9 Général Synonymes acide folique vitamine M fo … Wikipédia en Français
Folate — Folic acid, one of the B vitamins that is a key factor in the synthesis (the making) of nucleic acid (DNA and RNA). A deficiency of folic acid after birth causes a kind of anemia, namely, megaloblastic anemia in which there is a paucity of red… … Medical dictionary
folate — folic acid ► NOUN ▪ a vitamin of the B complex found especially in leafy green vegetables, liver, and kidney. DERIVATIVES folate noun. ORIGIN from Latin folium leaf … English terms dictionary
Folate receptor 1 — (adult), also known as FOLR1, is a human gene.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: FOLR1 folate receptor 1 (adult)| url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene Cmd=ShowDetailView TermToSearch=2348| accessdate = ] PBB Summary section title … Wikipedia
Folate deficiency — ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = 000354 eMedicineSubj = med eMedicineTopic = 802 MeshID = D005494 Signs of folic acid deficiency are often subtle. PresentationDiarrhea, loss of appetite, and weight loss can occur. Additional signs are weakness, sore… … Wikipedia
folate antagonist — A substance that blocks the activity of folic acid. Folate antagonists are used to treat cancer. Also called antifolate … English dictionary of cancer terms
folate — noun Date: 1951 folic acid … New Collegiate Dictionary
folate — (= tetrahydrofolate) Molecule that acts as a carrier of one carbon units in intermediary metabolism. It contains residues of p aminobenzoate, glutamate, and a substituted pteridine. The latter cannot be synthesized by mammals, which must obtain… … Dictionary of molecular biology
folate — fo·late (fōʹlāt ) n. 1. A salt or ester of folic acid. 2. See folic acid. [folic acid + ate2.] * * * … Universalium
