FONE DJ, COOKE WT, MEYNELL MJ, HARRIS EL. Co58B12 absorption (hepatic surface count) after gastrectomy, ileal resection, and in coeliac disorders.
Gut 1961;
2:218-24. [PMID:
13893896 PMCID:
PMC1413278 DOI:
10.1136/gut.2.3.218]
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Abstract
This paper demonstrates that the hepatic surface counting technique is a reliable and satisfactory method of estimating the absorption of radioactive vitamin B(12). It does not require the collection of faeces or urine and is therefore particularly useful in studying out-patients.
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