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Additionally, the effect of the thermolabile MTHFR mutation (677 C→T) on plasma homocysteine levels in heterozygotes has been shown to depend upon the availability of folate, with higher levels seen in folate deficient individuals.
It has been reported that collagen production is reduced in iron deficient hearts [ 40 ] , but we are aware of no studies that have specifically examined alterations in collagen production in iron deficient arteries.
It was found that iron uptake by iron deficient cells was significantly more as compared to iron rich cells (p value < 0.05).
This glioma is deficient in PTEN and shows constitutive activation of Akt, which can be inactivated by re-introduction of PTEN [ 47 ] .
Diastolic pressure similarly increased from pre-infusion to peak response for both control (#, p = 0.0040) and iron deficient (#, p < 0.0001) groups when norepinephrine was infused.