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English term or phrase:
circulating
English answer:
blood (homocysteine)
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High levels of **circulating** homocysteine are considered a functional indicator of folate deficiency and results from the inability of folate to donate the methyl group necessary to convert homocysteine to methionine.
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blood (homocysteine)
... in contradistinction to homocysteine obtained from any other body fluid or tissue.
Homocysteine: The Test
labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/homocysteine/tab/test
10 Feb 2012 – A doctor may order both a urine and blood homocysteine to help ... If a baby's test is positive, then urine and blood homocysteine tests are often ...
Homocysteine: The Test
labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/homocysteine/tab/test
10 Feb 2012 – A doctor may order both a urine and blood homocysteine to help ... If a baby's test is positive, then urine and blood homocysteine tests are often ...
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