Vitamin B12 deficiency in the body causes megakaryocytic anaemia. The secretion of which of the following cells is required for the absorption of vitamin B12?

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Vitamin B12 deficiency in the body causes megakaryocytic anaemia. The secretion of which of the following cells is required for the absorption of vitamin B12? (A) Oxyntic cells (B) Neck cells (C) Chief cells (D) Crypts of Lieberkuhn

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Parietal or oxyntic cells secrete HCl (makes stomach pH 1-3) and castle intrinsic factor (factor essential for the absorption of vitamin B12 in the intestine).

Q. Vitamin B₁₂ deficiency in the body causes megakaryocytic anaemia. The secretion of which of the following cells is required for the absorption of vitamin B₁₂?

Oxyntic cells

Neck cells

Chief cells

Crypts of Lieberkuhn

Parietal or oxyntic cells secrete HCl (makes stomach pH 1-3) and castle intrinsic factor (factor essential for the absorption of vitamin B₁₂ in the intestine).

Q. Vitamin B12 deficiency in the body causes megakaryocytic anaemia. The secretion of which of the following cells is required for the absorption of vitamin B12?