A sex difference in serum cobalamin and transcobalamin levels

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1 April 1985

journal article
research article
Published by Elsevier in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Vol. 41 (4) , 784-786
https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/41.4.784

Abstract

In healthy young adults, serum levels of cobalamin, unsaturated and total cobalamin binding capacity, and transcobalamin (TC) II are significantly higher in females, while TC III is higher in males. These findings have relevance to the reference values in normals for these tests.

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