I had to get outside help on the issue regarding B12 in red blood cells. I knew they can measure various heavy metals and minerals in red blood cells but I never saw anything regarding B12.
So here's a study in pubmed on this. Apparently there is B12 in red blood cells. I doubt that B12 is recycled like iron and that itransfused red cells can correct B12 status. The more important thing here is as the end...healthy people have more B12 than cancer patients.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8352241
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Marlene, wife to John DX w/SAA April 2002, Stable partial remission; Treated with High Dose Cytoxan, Johns Hopkins, June 2002. Final phlebotomy 11/2016. As of July 2021 HGB 12.0, WBC 4.70/ANC 3.85, Plts 110K.
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