Sentences with phrase «absorb cobalamin»
Failure to absorb cobalamin in dogs with EPI may be due to all three potential causes of low serum cobalamin.
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About 1 % of cobalamin is absorbed orally in subjects without intrinsic factor.
Cobalamin is absorbed in the distal small intestine after it has formed a complex with intrinsic factor, a protein that in cats is exclusively secreted in the pancreatic juice (Fyfe, 1993).
Some Giant Schnauzers may have an inherited inability to adequately absorb Vitamin B12 (cobalamin).
Dogs with damage to the pancreas may also suffer from vitamin B12 (cobalamin) deficiency — in this case, monthly injections may be needed if the dog is unable to absorb B12 when given orally.
Having two copies of a particular gene mutation will prevent a dog from absorbing Vitamin B12, or cobalamin.
That is because folate and cobalamin are absorbed through different areas of the pet's intestine.