Cast and charactersEdit. Slave. Andy Whitfield as Spartacus â a Thracian warrior who is condemned to slavery as a gladiator. Manu Bennett as Crixus â a Gaul, he is Batiatus' top gladiator; prior to Spartacus.
Vitamin B12 is absorbed in the stomach. Pernicious anemia (PA) is an autoimmune condition of anemia caused by a deficiency of vitamin B12. Vitamin B12 deficiency can have many causes including PA, malabsorption syndromes, and food cobalmin deficiency.ernicious anemia (PA) is an autoimmune condition of anemia caused by a deficiency of vitamin B12. Vitamin B12 deficiency can have many causes including PA, malabsorption syndromes, and food cobalmin deficiency.
Pernicious anemia facts. 1  Pernicious anemia is defined as a type of vitamin B12 deficiency that results from impaired uptake of vitamin B-12 due to the lack of a substance known as intrinsic factor (IF) produced by the stomach lining.  Pernicious anemia is a condition caused by too little vitamin B12 in the body.