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Is b12 the only vitamin absorbed in terminal ileum?
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It is the only essential nutrient dependent entirely on absorption in the terminal ileum. It also requires and additional item, intrinsic factor, made by the stomach for it to be absorbed in the ileum.
Answered 2/11/2023
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