Dietary folic acid protects against genotoxicity in the red blood cells of mice

Autor: MacFarlane, Amanda J., Behan, Nathalie A., Field, Martha S., Williams, Andrew, Stover, Patrick J., Yauk, Carole L.
Zdroj: Mutation Research/Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis; September 2015, Vol. 779 Issue: 1 p105-111, 7p
Abstrakt: •Folate is required for nucleotide synthesis and cellular methylation capacity.•Genotoxic consequences of folate insufficiency or excess remain unclear.•Folate deficiency in mice resulted in a higher frequency of RBC Pig-amutants.•Folate deficiency resulted in a higher micronucleus frequency in blood cells.•Folate protects somatic cells from mutagenesis and genome instability in mice.
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