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FIGLU Test

Known as: Formiminoglutamic Acid Test, Acid Test, Formiminoglutamic, Tests, Formiminoglutamic Acid 
A urine test for formiminoglutamic acid, an intermediate metabolite in L-histidine catabolism in the conversion of L-histidine to L-glutamic acid. It… 
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1974
1974
Folic acid non-dependent formiminoglutamic aciduria in two siblings.
1966
1966
Mental retardation with hyperfolic-acidemia not associated with formiminoglutamic-acciduria: cyclohydrolase deficiency syndrome.
In 1963 a probably new metabolic error of folic acid was reported by us under a term `formiminotransferase deficiency syndrome… 
1966
1966
Folic acid deficiency in leukemia and lymphomas.
Serum folic acid levels and the urinary excretion of Figlu have been studied in patients with leukaemia or lymphomas. The results… 
1965
1965
Practical evaluation of the Figlu test in pregnancy with special reference to the white cell changes
Using slight modifications to the method of Kohn, Mollin, and Rosenbach (1961) the histidine loading test has been carried out in… 
1965
1965
Figlu Test in Diagnosis of Malabsorption
their statistics. In any event, retrospective analysis even of one's own material is difficult enough, but when dealing with the… 
1965
1965
Detection by paper chromatography of imidazoles, including hydantoin-5-propionic acid, in urine after histidine dosage
Simple paper chromatography of urine obtained in the Figlu test has been found satisfactory for determining excess excretion of… 
1965
1965
Serum folate activity and urinary formiminoglutamic acid following histidine load in infants and children.
Serum L. casei folate activity and urinary formiminoglutamic acid (FIGLU) following an oral dose of L-histidine were estimated on… 
1965
1965
Effect of Histidine on the Urinary Excretion of 4-Aminoimidazole-5-carboxamide
WE have recently shown1 that patients with folic acid and/or vitamin B12 (FA–B12) deficiency have an increased excretion of 4… 
1963
1963
“Hyperfolic-acidemia with Formiminoglutamic-acjduria Following Histidine Loading”
1963
1963
Clinical Usefulness of Urinary Figlu Test in Megaloblastic Anaemias*
Further research might follow two lines. First, an attempt might be made to identify in more detail the family and community… 
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