Folate Folate: (FOE-late) A B-vitamin that is found in fresh or lightly cooked green vegetables. It helps the bone marrow make normal blood cells. Most people get enough folate in their diet. Doctors may have people with paroxysmal nocturnal hemaglobinuria (PNH) take a man-made form of folate called folic acid. is a B-vitamin that is found in fresh or lightly cooked green vegetables. It helps your bone marrow bone marrow: The soft, spongy tissue inside most bones. Blood cells are formed in the bone marrow. make normal blood cells. When your bone marrow has to make more cells, it needs a larger supply of folic acid folic acid: See folate. . Most people get enough folate in their diet. But if you have PNH, it's a good idea to take 1 mg each day of a man-made form of folate called folic acid.
Folate and Folic Acid
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