➤ Included in cyanocobalamin, which synthesizes hereditary information and controls cell growth.

➤ It participates in hematopoiesis, in particular in erythropoiesis, regulates endocrine glands, forms insulin, strengthens the body's immune system, increases phagocytosis by leukocytes and lysis of harmful cells in a living organism.

➤ Increases stress resistance and irritates the central nervous system.

➤ Causes dermatologic diseases, cardiovascular insufficiency and thyroiditis.

➤ Causes respiratory system disorders, including prevention of bronchial dysfunction.

➤ Anemia, insomnia, nervous psycho-emotional decline, cardiac depression, decreased tissue respiration and insulin production by the pancreas, hypercholesterolemia, atheroma, exhaustion, rapid weight loss, and early aging of the body, which manifests itself in graying of the head hair.

➤ Malignant anemia - reduces the number of red blood cells and decreases the amount of hemoglobin.

➤ Lack of Co in animals causes Morton's disease or dry heaves.

➤ Cyanocobalamin B12 - Amp. 0.5 mg/ml - diseases caused by Co deficiency

➤ Helps treat manganese deficiency, protects against antioxidant imbalance, maintains bone strength, but can cause inflammasions and CNS diseases.

➤ Radioactive ⁶⁰Co ("cobalt gun") is used to treat malignant tumors

➤ It has the chemical structure of "bee's milk" and has antibacterial and antimicrobial effects.

➤ Suppresses the function of the cardiovascular system, digestive tract and liver, causes hypofunction of the endocrine glands (gonads, thyroid and adrenal glands).

➤ Antidote: antimonnul.

➤ In ancient Egypt, blue glass containing cobalt was used.

➤ "Cute" pink ink turns blue when heated.

➤ Cobalt alloys are the best magnetic materials.

➤ Vitamin B12 contains 4% Co (D. Crawfort-Hodgkin, Nobel Prize, 1964).

➤ Cobalt is needed by carp and trout..