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Doctors also dont check B12 levels during routine blood work as most of the time its stored in the liver with years of stock, or its symptoms may get confused with the symptoms of other conditions
For individuals who have trouble absorbing vitamin B12 or getting enough of this nutrient in their diet, a synthetic form of the vitamin called cyanocobalamin helps to correct this imbalance, delivering B12 directly into circulation in the body via an injection
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All figures above describe how a laboratory prepares a reference solution, not a protocol for administration
Cobalamins are complex cobalt-containing tetrapyrrole molecules, in which various forms differ in the nature of the upper axial ligand (e.g., methyl, cyano, hydroxyl or adenosyl) that is ligated to the central Co atom