C-22 - Asbestos Abatement Contractor. This classification description is an excerpt of the regulation that established the C-22 Asbestos Abatement contractor classification. Click here for the full text of the regulations that relate to the C-22 classification.
The liver is one of the main sites of storage for vitamin B-12. Approximately 60 percent of the vitamin B-12 in the body is stored in the liver, with another 30 percent stored in muscles.
Vitamin B12 is a nutrient that helps keep the body's nerve and blood cells healthy and helps make DNA, the genetic material in all cells. Vitamin B12 also helps prevent a type of anemia called megaloblastic anemia that makes people tired and weak.Two steps are required for the body to absorb vitamin B12 from food.First, hydrochloric acid in the stomach separates vitamin B12 from the protein to which vitamin B12 is attached in food.After this, vitamin B12 combines with a protein made by the stomach called intrinsic factor and is absorbed by the body. prescription form of vitamin B12 can be administered as a shot. This is usually used to treat vitamin B12 deficiency. Vitamin B12 is also available as a prescription medication in nasal gel form (for use in the nose).