"Vitamin B Deficiency" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A condition due to deficiency in any member of the VITAMIN B COMPLEX. These B vitamins are water-soluble and must be obtained from the diet because they are easily lost in the urine. Unlike the lipid-soluble vitamins, they cannot be stored in the body fat.
| Descriptor ID |
D014804
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C18.654.521.500.133.699
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| Concept/Terms |
Vitamin B Deficiency- Vitamin B Deficiency
- Deficiency, Vitamin B
- Deficiencies, Vitamin B
- Vitamin B Deficiencies
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Formate: an essential metabolite, a biomarker, or more? Clin Chem Lab Med. 2013 Mar 01; 51(3):571-8.
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Nutritional deficiencies in patients receiving cancer chemotherapy. Postgrad Med. 1990 Jan; 87(1):163-7, 170.