Nutrition Research
Volume 29, Issue 12 , Pages 839-845 , December 2009

Urinary excretion of vitamin B12 depends on urine volume in Japanese female university students and elderly

  • Tsutomu Fukuwatari

      Affiliations

    • Department of Food Science and Nutrition, School of Human Cultures, The University of Shiga Prefecture, Hikone, Shiga 522-8533, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81 749 28 8443; fax: +81 749 28 8499.
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  • Ema Sugimoto

      Affiliations

    • Department of Food Science and Nutrition, School of Human Cultures, The University of Shiga Prefecture, Hikone, Shiga 522-8533, Japan
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  • Tomiko Tsuji

      Affiliations

    • Department of Food Science and Nutrition, School of Human Cultures, The University of Shiga Prefecture, Hikone, Shiga 522-8533, Japan
    • Department of Health and Nutrition, School of Health and Human Life, Nagoya Bunri University, Aichi 492-8520, Japan
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  • Junko Hirose

      Affiliations

    • Department of Food Science and Nutrition, School of Human Cultures, The University of Shiga Prefecture, Hikone, Shiga 522-8533, Japan
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  • Tomiho Fukui

      Affiliations

    • Department of Food Science and Nutrition, School of Human Cultures, The University of Shiga Prefecture, Hikone, Shiga 522-8533, Japan
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  • Katsumi Shibata

      Affiliations

    • Department of Food Science and Nutrition, School of Human Cultures, The University of Shiga Prefecture, Hikone, Shiga 522-8533, Japan

Received 11 September 2009 ,Revised 6 October 2009 ,Accepted 12 October 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.nutres.2009.10.008

Nutrition Research
Volume 29, Issue 12 , Pages 839-845 , December 2009

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