Vitamin B12
Common Names:
Cyanocobalamin
Cofactor Type :
Essential Vitamin
Function:
Formation of red blood cells; DNA synthesis;
Maintenance of central nervous system and chemical
balance
Clinical References and Resources
1. Stress and Anxiety
National Institute for Health
Medline Plus; Nov. 3, 2003 [Read
the Full Text ]
2. Vitamin B-12, folate, and homocysteine in depression: the
Rotterdam Study.
Tiemeier H, van Tuijl HR, Hofman A, Meijer
J, Kiliaan AJ, Breteler MM.
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Erasmus Medical Centre, The Netherlands.
Am J Psychiatry. 2002 Dec;159(12):2099-101. PMID: 12450964 [Read
the Abstract]
3. Depression and anxiety in the elderly still underdiagnosed.
SSRI preparations in conjunction with psychotherapy provide effective
treatment
Gottfries CG, Karlsson I.
Institutionen for klinisk neurovetenskap, Goteborgs universitet, psykiatriska
kliniken, Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset/Molndal.
Lakartidningen. 2001 Feb 21;98(8):821-7. PMID: 11265567 [Read
the Abstract]
4. Psychiatric manifestations of vitamin B-12 deficiency: a
case report
Durand C, Mary S, Brazo P, Dollfus S.
Centre Esquirol, Service du Professeur S. Dollfus
Encephale. 2003 Nov-Dec;29(6):560-5. PMID: 15029091 [Read
the Abstract]
5. Homocysteinemia in psychiatric disorders: association with
dementia and depression, but not schizophrenia in female patients.
Reif A, Schneider MF, Kamolz S, Pfuhlmann B.
J Neural Transm. 2003 Dec;110(12):1401-11. Epub 2003 Oct 24.PMID: 14666412 [Read
the Abstract]
6. Folate, vitamin B12, and neuropsychiatric disorders
Bottiglieri T.
Kimberly H. Courtwright and Joseph W. Summers Institute of Metabolic Disease,
Baylor University Medical Center,USA.
Nutr Rev. 1996 Dec;54(12):382-90. PMID: 9155210 [Read
the Abstract]
7. The clinical potential of ademetionine (S-adenosylmethionine)
in neurological disorders.
Bottiglieri T, Hyland K, Reynolds EH.
Metabolic Disease Center, Baylor Research Institute
Drugs. 1994 Aug;48(2):137-52. PMID: 7527320 [Read
the Abstract]
8. Homocysteine, folate, methylation, and monoamine metabolism
in depression.
Bottiglieri T, Laundy M, Crellin R, Toone BK,
Carney MW, Reynolds EH.
Department of Neurology, King's College Hospital
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2000 Aug;69(2):228-32. PMID: 10896698 [Read
the Abstract]
9. Randomized trial of folic acid supplementation and serum
homocysteine levels.
Wald DS, Bishop L, Wald NJ, Law M, Hennessy
E, Weir D, McPartlin J, Scott J.
Department of Cardiology, St Richard's Hospital, England.
Arch Intern Med. 2001 Mar 12;161(5):695-700. PMID: 11231701 [Read
the Abstract]
10. Vitamin B 12
National Library of Medicine, Micromedex, Pharmacopeia Drug Information, Volume
II
Medline Plus; Rev.:June. 23, 2000 [Read
the Full Text]
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