The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 149, Issue 5, Supplement , Pages S62-S63 , November 2006

Folate and vitamin B12 transport systems in the developing infant

Presented as part of a symposium recognizing the 25th anniversary of the Bristol-Myers Squibb Freedom to Discover Nutrition Grants Program, held June 7-8, 2005, at the University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH.

  • Irwin H. Rosenberg, MD

      Affiliations

    • Dr Rosenberg was a recipient of a Bristol-Myers Squibb–Mead Johnson Unrestricted Nutrition Research Grant. Mead Johnson sponsored the symposium and provided an honorarium for conference attendance, presentation of the paper, and submission of a manuscript. The authors are entirely and exclusively responsible for its content.
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Irwin H. Rosenberg, MD, Jean Mayer USDA, HNRCA, Tufts University, 711 Washington St, Boston, MA 02111
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  • Jacob Selhub, PhD

Received 14 April 2006 ,Accepted 1 June 2006.

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  3. Nagita A, Amemoto K, Yoden A, Aoki S, Sakaguchi M, Ashida K, et al. Diurnal variation in intragastric pH in children with and without peptic ulcers. Pediatr Res. 1996;40:497–507

PII: S0022-3476(06)00613-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2006.06.053

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 149, Issue 5, Supplement , Pages S62-S63 , November 2006

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