Assertion: choline | /r/CapableOf | play important role
Facets:
value: in modulating gene expression
type: PURPOSE
value: in cell membrane structure
type: LOCATION
value: like folate
type: OTHER
value: in the human body
type: LOCATION
value: in many
type: OTHER
value: in pregnancy
type: TEMPORAL
value: equally
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: While most people are aware that folate plays a role in preventing neural tube defects, choline actually plays an equally important role, since it also aids in the synthesis of cell membranes and neurotransmission.
text: Choline also plays important roles in modulating gene expression, cell membrane signaling, lipid transport and metabolism, and early brain development .
text: Choline is required for the development of the central nervous system and plays other important roles in pregnancy (30).
text: Choline plays an important role in many of the body's functions and processes including:
text: Choline plays an important role in the development of cells and cellular communication.
text: Our results suggest that choline, like folate, plays an important role in the metabolism of homocysteine in humans and that response to a methionine load may be useful when assessing choline nutriture.
text: The United States (US) Institute of Medicine (IOM)1 and European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)2 recognise that choline plays an important role in the human body and have established dietary reference values.
text: Choline, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, plays an important role in cell membrane structure and is needed for the synthesis of the brain chemical, or neurotransmitter, acetylcholine 23.
text: Choline also plays important roles in modulating gene expression, cell membrane signaling, lipid transport and metabolism, and early brain development .