Levels of folic acid in plasma and in red blood cells of colorectal cancer patients.
The levels of folic acid have been determined by radioimmunological method in the plasma and in the red blood cells of normal subjects and colorectal cancer patients. A decrease was evident both in the plasma and erythrocytes of cancer patients. The possible reasons and applications of this observation are discussed.
Porcelli
B
B
Istituto di Biochimica e di Enzimologia, Università degli Studi di Siena, Italy.
Frosi
B
B
Rosi
F
F
Arezzini
L
L
Civitelli
S
S
Tanzini
G
G
Marinello
E
E
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000097:blood*; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000737:chemistry*; D005260:Female; D005492:Folic Acid / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D005492:Folic Acid