Look up: Folic Acid

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   Folic acid
   Folic acid is a B vitamin essential for growth, and plays many other roles in the body. A lack of folic acid causes anaemia because it is necessary for the synthesis of nucleic acids and the formation of red blood cells.
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   Folic Acid
   A vitamin which plays a crucial part in foetal growth, especially in the development of the nervous system and the formation of blood cells
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   folic acid
   A B-complex vitamin which is essential for creating new blood cells, folic acid has been shown to reduce the incidence of neural tube defects such as spina bifida (incomplete closure of the spine) and anencephaly (partially or completely missing brain). It is recommended that all women trying to conceive should take a supplement of folic acid; good natural sources include liver, beans, and leafy green vegetables.
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   Folic acid
   is an essential vitamin needed to avoid anaemia and to control homocysteine.
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   Folic acid
   A B vitamin that functions closely with vitamin B12. Both these vitamins are required by cells in the body that are dividing rapidly. Good dietary sources of folic acid are liver, yeast extract and green leafy vegetables.
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   Folic acid
   One of the B vitamins. It is necessary for the healthy development of red blood cells.
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   Folic acid
   a vitamin essential to the production of red blood cells; plays an important role in the growth a developing foetus
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   Folic acid
   Folic acid: One of the B vitamins that is a key factor in the synthesis (the making) of nucleic acid (DNA and RNA). A deficiency of folic acid after birth causes a kind of anemia, namely, megaloblastic anemia in which there is a paucity of red blood cells and those that are made are unusually large and immature (so-called blast cells). Lack of adeq ...
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   folic acid
   Pteridine derivative that is abundant in liver and green plants, and is a growth factor for some bacteria. The biochemically active form is tetrahydrofolate (see folate).
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    folic acid
    <biochemistry> Pteridine derivative that is abundant in liver and green plants and is a growth factor for some bacteria. The biochemically active form is tetrahydrofolate (see folate). ... (12 Nov 1997) ...
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    Folic acid
    `Folic acid` and `folate` (the anion form) are forms of the water-soluble Vitamin B9. These occur naturally in food and can also be taken as supplements. Folate gets its name from the Latin word `folium` (`leaf`).
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    folic acid
    (fo´lik) a water-soluble vitamin of the vitamin B complex, involved in the synthesis of amino acids and DNA. Green vegetables, liver, and yeast are major food sources, and folic acid can also be produced synthetically. Deficiency of the vitamin (leading to megaloblastic anemia) may result from inability of a person's bo...
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    folic acid
    water-soluble vitamin of the B complex that is essential in animals and plants for the synthesis of nucleic acids. Folic acid was isolated from liver ... [8 related articles]
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    folic acid
    Folic acid A vitamin, also called flocain, folate, and vitamin B₉, that is a member of the vitamin B complex. Folic acid helps produce and maintain new cells. This is especially important during periods of rapid cell division and growth such as infancy and pregnancy. Foli...
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    Folic Acid
    Vitamin B complex that is derived from green vegetables. The majority of prenatal vitamins contain folic acid. Adequate amounts are important for preventing neural tube birth defects in a developing fetus and a certain type of anemia. Folic acid can also be found in many green leafy vegetables, nuts, beans, citrus fruits and cereals. Broader te...
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    folic acid
    folic acid: see coenzyme; vitamin.
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