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Megavitamin therapy with pyridoxine. 1988

K H Bässler
Institute of Physiological Chemistry, University of Mainz.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D009974 Orthomolecular Therapy The use of very large doses of vitamins or other naturally occurring substances normally present in the body, frequently for the treatment of mental disorders. Megavitamin Therapy,Therapy, Megavitamin,Therapy, Orthomolecular,Megavitamin Therapies,Orthomolecular Therapies,Therapies, Megavitamin,Therapies, Orthomolecular
D011736 Pyridoxine The 4-methanol form of VITAMIN B 6 which is converted to PYRIDOXAL PHOSPHATE which is a coenzyme for synthesis of amino acids, neurotransmitters (serotonin, norepinephrine), sphingolipids, aminolevulinic acid. Although pyridoxine and Vitamin B 6 are still frequently used as synonyms, especially by medical researchers, this practice is erroneous and sometimes misleading (EE Snell; Ann NY Acad Sci, vol 585 pg 1, 1990). Pyridoxin,Pyridoxine Hydrochloride,Pyridoxol,Pyridoxol Hydrochloride,Rodex
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man

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