Effects of folic acid supplementation on serum homocysteine and lipoprotein (a) levels during pregnancy

Introduction: There are many ideas concerning the etiology and pathogenesis of preeclampsia including endothelial dysfunction, inflammation and angiogenesis. Elevated levels of total homocysteine (Hcy) and lipoprotein (a) [Lp(a)] are risk factors for endothelial dysfunction. This study aimed to eval...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Zohreh Hekmati Azar Mehrabani, Amir Ghorbanihaghjo, Manizheh Sayyah Melli, Maryam Hamzeh-Mivehroud, Nazila Fathi Maroufi, Nasrin Bargahi, Maryam Bannazadeh Amirkhiz, Nadereh Rashtchizadeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences 2015-12-01
Series:BioImpacts
Subjects:
Online Access:http://journals.tbzmed.ac.ir/BI/Manuscript/BI-5-177.pdf