Active Ingredient:
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| Name | Vitamin B-12 |
| 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. [MeSH] |
| Related Names/Sources | Cobalamin; Cyanocobalamin; Dibencozide; Dibencozide (Vitamin B12 Coenzyme); B12; Vitamin B12 (Cyanocobalamin) |
| Related products | Products that contain Vitamin B-12 |
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