"Pyridoxine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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).
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D011736
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.383.725.676.925.875
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| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pyridoxine" by people in Profiles.
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Crystalline retinopathy in primary hyperoxaluria. J AAPOS. 2011 Apr; 15(2):214-6.