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Analysis of Minerals Produced by hFOB 1.19 and Saos-2 Cells Using Transmission Electron Microscopy with Energy Dispersive X-ray Microanalysis
Published on: June 24, 2018
Is pyridoxine an essential nutrient for bone?
P Massé1, J P Vuilleumier, H Weiser
1Department of Vitamin and Nutrition Research, F. Hoffmann-La Roche & Co., Ltd., Basle, Switzerland.
Abstract:
Plasma PLP and PL levels were drastically reduced in the B6-deficient group. The plasma and erythrocyte activities of AspAT were depressed by 35 and 15%, respectively. The B6-deficient diet also produced a slight decrease in the plasma levels of AP (holoenzyme and bone isoenzyme) and OH-Pro. This change was accompanied by a slight increase of Pi A negative correlation was found between plasma AP and PLP.
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