 Folic Acid
"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.
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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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| 1995 | 3 | 2 | 5 | | 1996 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 1997 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 1998 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2001 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2002 | 2 | 5 | 7 | | 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2004 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2008 | 4 | 1 | 5 | | 2009 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2010 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2011 | 6 | 4 | 10 | | 2012 | 3 | 3 | 6 | | 2013 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2014 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2015 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | 2016 | 4 | 2 | 6 | | 2017 | 5 | 3 | 8 | | 2018 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | 2019 | 1 | 4 | 5 | | 2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2021 | 3 | 5 | 8 | | 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2023 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | 2024 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Folic Acid" by people in Profiles.
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Li H, Zhang J, Niswander L. Human organoids potentially boost research into environmental factors of neural tube defects. Reprod Toxicol. 2025 Aug; 135:108936.
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Engelhardt D, Petersen JR, Martyr C, Kuhn-Gale H, Niswander LA. Moderate levels of folic acid benefit outcomes for cilia based neural tube defects. Dev Biol. 2025 04; 520:62-74.
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Yu SM, King E, Fribourg M, Hartzell S, Tsou L, Gee L, D'Agati VD, Thurman JM, He JC, Cravedi P. A Newly Identified Protective Role of C5a Receptor 1 in Kidney Tubules against Toxin-Induced Acute Kidney Injury. Am J Pathol. 2025 Jan; 195(1):126-142.
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Maclean KN, Jiang H, Neill PD, Chanin RR, Hurt KJ, Orlicky DJ, Bottiglieri T, Roede JR, Stabler SP. Dysregulation of hepatic one-carbon metabolism in classical homocystinuria: Implications of redox-sensitive DHFR repression and tetrahydrofolate depletion for pathogenesis and treatment. FASEB J. 2024 Jul 15; 38(13):e23795.
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Maitin-Shepard M, O'Tierney-Ginn P, Kraneveld AD, Lyall K, Fallin D, Arora M, Fasano A, Mueller NT, Wang X, Caulfield LE, Dickerson AS, Diaz Heijtz R, Tarui T, Blumberg JB, Holingue C, Schmidt RJ, Garssen J, Almendinger K, Lin PD, Mozaffarian D. Food, nutrition, and autism: from soil to fork. Am J Clin Nutr. 2024 07; 120(1):240-256.
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Hunter SK, Hoffman MC, D'Alessandro A, Freedman R. Developmental Windows for Effects of Choline and Folate on Excitatory and Inhibitory Neurotransmission During Human Gestation. Dev Psychobiol. 2024 Feb; 66(2).
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Ying J, Zhang J, Li P, Liu L, Li Y, Lau WWY, Chu Q, Wu B, Wang X, Zhang H. Enhanced recovery in patients with gestational diabetes mellitus and MTHFR 677 TT genotype after taking high-dose folic acid supplements during mid-late pregnancy: an open-label interventional study. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2023; 14:1007192.
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Sauder KA, Cohen CC, Mueller NT, Hockett CW, Switkowski KM, Maldonado LE, Lyall K, Kerver JM, Dabelea D, O'Connor TG, Glueck DH, Melough MM, Couzens GL, Catellier DJ, Smith PB, Newby KL, Benjamin DK. Identifying Foods That Optimize Intake of Key Micronutrients During Pregnancy. J Nutr. 2023 10; 153(10):3012-3022.
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Goh YE, Manger MS, Duggal M, Das R, Saklani S, Agarwal S, Budhija D, Jamwal M, Singh BL, Dahiya N, Luo H, Long JM, Westcott J, Krebs NF, Gibson RS, Brown KH, McDonald CM. Women in Selected Communities of Punjab, India Have a High Prevalence of Iron, Zinc, Vitamin B12, and Folate Deficiencies: Implications for a Multiply-Fortified Salt Intervention. Nutrients. 2023 Jul 03; 15(13).
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Hoyt AT, Wilkinson AV, Langlois PH, Galeener CA, Ranjit N, Dabelea DM, Moore BF. Prenatal Exposure to Tobacco and Childhood Cognition and Behavior: Effect Modification by Maternal Folate Intake and Breastfeeding Duration. Child Psychiatry Hum Dev. 2025 Feb; 56(1):12-22.
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