title: Interspecies differences in folate metabolism.
abstract: The primary form of folate in the plasma of pigs is tetrahydrofolate. In contrast, 5-methyl-tetrahydrofolate comprises most of all of the plasma folate in humans and other animal species examined. High-affinity folate-binding proteins may be involved in governing this distribution of plasma folates.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005492:Folic Acid / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D013045:Species Specificity; D013763:Tetrahydrofolates / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D013763:Tetrahydrofolates; D005492:Folic Acid; C005984:5-methyltetrahydrofolate