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Vitamin B 12

A cobalt-containing coordination compound produced by intestinal micro-organisms and found also in soil and water. Higher plants do not concentrate vitamin B 12 from the soil and so are a poor source of the substance as compared with animal tissues. INTRINSIC FACTOR is important for the assimilation of vitamin B 12.

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Tree Number(s): D03.383.129.578.840.437.777, D03.633.400.909.437.777, D04.345.783.437.777

MeSH Unique ID: D014805

Registry Number: P6YC3EG204

Entry Terms:

  • B 12, Vitamin
  • Cyanocobalamin
  • Vitamin B12
  • B12, Vitamin
  • Cobalamins
  • Cobalamin
  • Eritron

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