shock liver. See hepatic ischemia. shock liver. A colloquial term for injury to the liver resulting from insufficient blood flow, e.g., in patients who have suffered an episode of severe hypotension. A hallmark of this condition is a sudden and marked elevation in liver enzyme levels, such as alanine aminotransferase (ALT). See also: liver
Vitamin B-12 has been found in significant amounts in many plant foods, some of which are bananas, dates, greens, peanuts, and particularly sprouts and raw sunflower seeds.
Many people say that the only foods which contain vitamin B12 are animal-derived foods. This also is untrue. No foods naturally contain vitamin B12 - neither animal or plant foods. Vitamin B12 is a microbe-a bacteria-it is produced by microorganisms.Vitamin B12 is the only vitamin that contains a trace element-cobalt-which gives this vitamin its chemical name-cobalamin-which is at the centre of its molecular structure.o foods naturally contain vitamin B12 - neither animal or plant foods. Vitamin B12 is a microbe-a bacteria-it is produced by microorganisms. Vitamin B12 is the only vitamin that contains a trace element-cobalt-which gives this vitamin its chemical name-cobalamin-which is at the centre of its molecular structure.