The Plasma and Red Cell Vitamin B Levels of Chronic Hemodialysis Patients: A Longitudinal Study

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Plasma B<sub>12</sub>, folate, B<sub>6</sub> and thiamine, and red blood cell folate, thiamine and niacin levels were monitored for a period of 6 months in 15 clinically stable, chronic hemodialysis patients who were not supplemented with the water-soluble vitamins. Microbiological assays were used to determine the blood levels of the water-soluble vitamins. Over the period of 6 months, none of the patients had plasma or red cell vitamin levels below the normal range. No appreciable changes were observed in the plasma and red blood cell vitamin levels before and after dialysis in 5 patients. This study showed that chronic hemodialysis patients are able to maintain normal plasma and red cell levels of some water-soluble vitamins without daily supplementation.

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Journal ID (publisher-id): NEF

Journal ID (nlm-ta): Nephron

Journal ID (doi): 10.1159/issn.1660-8151

Title: Nephron

Publisher: S. Karger AG

ISSN (Print): 1660-8151

ISSN (Electronic): 2235-3186

Publication date Subscription-year: 1986

Publication date (Print): 1986

Publication date (Electronic): 04 December 2008

Volume: 42

Issue: 1

Pages: 41-46

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Divisions of Nephrology and Digestive Diseases and Nutrition, Department of Internal Medicine, Tampa VA Medical Center, and University of South Florida, College of Medicine, Tampa, Fla., USA

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Publisher ID: 183631 Other ID: Nephron 1986;42:41–46

DOI: 10.1159/000183631

PubMed ID: 3941749

SO-VID: 41a126d3-0d84-4260-9f65-e274ed818e4f

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Date accepted : 27 March 1985

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Pages: 6

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