"Folic Acid" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A member of the vitamin B family that stimulates the hematopoietic system. It is present in the liver and kidney and is found in mushrooms, spinach, yeast, green leaves, and grasses (POACEAE). Folic acid is used in the treatment and prevention of folate deficiencies and megaloblastic anemia.
| Descriptor ID |
D005492
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.633.100.733.631.400
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| Concept/Terms |
Folic Acid- Folic Acid
- Vitamin M
- Vitamin B9
- B9, Vitamin
- Pteroylglutamic Acid
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1993 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1994 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2009 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2010 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Folic Acid" by people in Profiles.
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Critical assessment of the current indicator for antenatal iron-containing supplementation coverage: Insights from a mixed-methods study. Matern Child Nutr. 2022 04; 18(2):e13314.
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pH-responsive and folate-coated liposomes encapsulating irinotecan as an alternative to improve efficacy of colorectal cancer treatment. Biomed Pharmacother. 2021 Dec; 144:112317.
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Ceramide synthase 6 mediates sex-specific metabolic response to dietary folic acid in mice. J Nutr Biochem. 2021 12; 98:108832.
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Self-management of iron and folic acid supplementation during pre-pregnancy, pregnancy and postnatal periods: a systematic review. BMJ Glob Health. 2021 05; 6(5).
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Maternal folic acid supplementation mediates the associations between maternal socioeconomic status and congenital heart diseases in offspring. Prev Med. 2021 02; 143:106319.
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First-Trimester Maternal Folic Acid Supplementation Reduced Risks of Severe and Most Congenital Heart Diseases in Offspring: A Large Case-Control Study. J Am Heart Assoc. 2020 07 07; 9(13):e015652.
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18F-AzaFol for Detection of Folate Receptor-? Positive Macrophages in Experimental Interstitial Lung Disease-A Proof-of-Concept Study. Front Immunol. 2019; 10:2724.
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Folic acid supplementation and risk of colorectal neoplasia during long-term follow-up of a randomized clinical trial. Am J Clin Nutr. 2019 10 01; 110(4):903-911.
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Genome-wide association study of circulating folate one-carbon metabolites. Genet Epidemiol. 2019 12; 43(8):1030-1045.
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Folate-coated, long-circulating and pH-sensitive liposomes enhance doxorubicin antitumor effect in a breast cancer animal model. Biomed Pharmacother. 2019 Oct; 118:109323.