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1: Nutr Rev. 1992 Apr;50(4 ( Pt 1)):116-8.Links

Interspecies differences in folate metabolism.

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The primary form of folate in the plasma of pigs is tetrahydrofolate. In contrast, 5-methyl-tetrahydrofolate comprises most of all of the plasma folate in humans and other animal species examined. High-affinity folate-binding proteins may be involved in governing this distribution of plasma folates.

PMID: 1614641 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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