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Vitamin B 12 (Cyanocobalamin) Summary

Description: 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.

Also Known As: Cyanocobalamin; Vitamin B12; Cobalamin; Cobalamins; Eritron Show All >>

Networked: 4908 relevant articles (166 outcomes, 599 trials/studies) for this Drug

Key Diseases for which Vitamin B 12 is Relevant

  1. Anemia : 17 outcomes 37 studies in 396 results
  2. Vitamin B 12 Deficiency (Vitamin B12 Deficiency) : 16 outcomes 60 studies in 420 results
  3. Pernicious Anemia : 10 outcomes 29 studies in 411 results
  4. Stroke (Strokes) : 9 outcomes 29 studies in 89 results
  5. Dementia (Dementias) : 7 outcomes 22 studies in 123 results
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Drugs Related to Vitamin B 12

  1. Folic Acid (Vitamin M)
  2. Vitamin B 12 (Cyanocobalamin)
  3. Homocysteine
  4. Vitamins
  5. Vitamin B 6
  6. Iron
  7. Pyridoxine (Pyridoxin)
  8. Zinc
  9. Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C)
  10. Hemoglobins (Hemoglobin)
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Therapies Related to Vitamin B 12

  1. Aftercare (After-Treatment)
  2. Injections
  3. Drug Therapy (Chemotherapy)
  4. Activities of Daily Living (ADL)
  5. Intramuscular Injections
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