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Intrinsic factors

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-003530

A glycoprotein secreted by the cells of the gastric glands that is required for the absorption of vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin). Deficiency of intrinsic factor leads to vitamin B12 deficiency and anemia, pernicious.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-003530
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectFields of Study
ReferencesMedical Subject Headings 2017; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoMucoproteins; Vitamin B12
TranslationsSpanish: factores intrínsecos
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-003530",
  "term": "Intrinsic factors",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A glycoprotein secreted by the cells of the gastric glands that is required for the absorption of vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin). Deficiency of intrinsic factor leads to vitamin B12 deficiency and anemia, pernicious.",
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "mucoproteins",
    "vitamin B12"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2017",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "factores intrínsecos"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/intrinsic-factors/"
}

Record 3,488 of 6,798 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.