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: Low red blood cell count caused by inadequate vitamin B12. Abbreviated PA. Patients with PA do not produce intrinsic factor (IF), a substance that allows the body to absorb vitamin B12 from foods. The resulting inadequacy of vitamin B12 hampers the production of red blood cells.ernicious anemia: Low red blood cell count caused by inadequate vitamin B12. Abbreviated PA. Patients with PA do not produce intrinsic factor (IF), a substance that allows the body to absorb vitamin B12 from foods. The resulting inadequacy of vitamin B12 hampers the production of red blood cells.