Effect of folate deficiency on microsomal drug metabolism and heme content in the intestinal mucosa of guinea pigs

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• This research was conducted at The Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, and Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA. It was supported by grants ES‐01343, ES‐02424; and GM‐0715–03 from the National Institutes of Health.
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• The authors wish to acknowledge the contribution of Ms. Linda Sondag in preparation of the manuscript.
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• Please address correspondence to Dr. Walter N. Piper, Department of Pharmacology, 5011 Poynter Hall, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 42nd and Dewey Avenue, Omaha, Nebraska 68105.
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