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Vitamin B12 Distribution between Plasma and Cells

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PUBLISHED values for vitamin B12 and blood dyscrasias are nearly all based upon values in serum1. Since B12 assays can be carried out without inhibition of the assay organisms by whole blood and without interference by colour2–4, we investigated the distribution of B12 between plasma and the cellular elements of blood.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Mount Sinai Hospital, 100th Street and Fifth Avenue, New York, 29

    HERMAN BAKER, INEZ PASHER & HARRY SOBOTKA

  2. Haskins Laboratories, 305 East 43rd Street, New York, 17

    S. H. HUTNER, SHELDON AARONSON & HERMAN ZIFFER

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BAKER, H., PASHER, I., SOBOTKA, H. et al. Vitamin B12 Distribution between Plasma and Cells. Nature 180, 1043–1044 (1957). https://doi.org/10.1038/1801043a0

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