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Parietal cells of the stomach release |
intrinsic factor and this travels to the small intestine |
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The intrinsic factor causes the small intestine to absorb |
vitamin b-12 (cobalamin) into the bloodstream |
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Vitamin B-12 is used by the |
stem cells in the bone marrow to produce Thymine |
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Thymine is one component of DNA and DNA is needed to |
produce stem cells in the bone marrow |
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With adequate thymine.... |
there will be adequate RBC stem cell formation |
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With adequate RBC stem cell formation... |
there will be adequate hemoglobin formation |
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Decrease in the intrinsic factor or vitamin B-12 could result in an anemic case called |
pernicious anemia |
