vitamin B12

Noun

Meaning

a B vitamin that is used to treat pernicious anemia

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

cobalamin cyanocobalamin methylcobalamin hydroxocobalamin adenosylcobalamin cobinamide antipernicious anemia factor cobamamide cobalamide cobinamide tetraphosphate cobinamide triphosphate cobyrinic acid cobinamide phosphate cobinamide diphosphate cobinamide heptaphosphate
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Hypernyms

vitamin B b vitamin B complex B complex B vitamin B-complex vitamin

Examples

Chlorophyll contains a magnesium-porphyrin complexes, and vitamin B12 is a complex with cobalt and corrin. Source: Internet

And high amounts of folic acid can mask a vitamin B12 deficiency. Source: Internet

Alternatively, vitamin B12 can be found in meat, fish, eggs, dairy products, yeast extracts, and in fortified foods. Source: Internet

If you have a balanced diet you will be sufficient for vitamin b12 unless you have a malabsoprtion disease such as ceoliacs. Source: Internet

In pernicious anemia, the immune system attacks the protein necessary for absorbing vitamin B12 in the gut. Since vitamin B12 plays an important role in making red blood cells, a deficiency leads to anemia. Source: Internet

Can anybody please help me how long does it take to have effect of injection/ Tablet of vitamin b12. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

vitamin B complex vitamin b-1 vitamin B1 vitamin B17 vitamin B2 vitamin b2 phosphate