Lead Exposure, B Vitamins, and Plasma Homocysteine in Men 55 Years of Age and Older: The VA Normative Aging Study

Background: Lead (Pb) exposure may influence the plasma concentration of homocysteine, a one-carbon metabolite associated with cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases. Little is known about the associations between Pb and homocysteine over time, or the potential influence of dietary factors.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bakulski, Kelly M., Park, Sung Kyun, Weisskopf, Marc G., Tucker, Katherine L., Sparrow, David, Spiro, Avron, Vokonas, Pantel S., Nie, Linda Huiling, Hu, Howard, Weuve, Jennifer
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: NLM-Export 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4181916/