Role of Vitamin B12 and Folate Deficiencies in Carcinogenesis
- 1 January 1986
- book chapter
- Published by Springer Nature
- Vol. 206, 313-330
- https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1835-4_23
Abstract
A significant body of experimental evidence supports the notion that a deficiency of either vitamin B12 or folic acid enhances the activity of various carcinogens. Unifying mechanisms are proposed to explain this cocarcinogenic role.Keywords
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