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<p><b>Intrinsic factor</b> (<b>IF</b>), also known as <b>cobalamin binding intrinsic factor</b>, or <b>gastric intrinsic factor</b> (<b>GIF</b>), is a <a href="page.php?w=glycoprotein">glycoprotein</a> produced by the <a href="page.php?w=parietal_cell">parietal cell</a>s (in humans) or <a href="page.php?w=Gastric_chief_cell">chief cells</a> (in rodents) of the <a href="page.php?w=stomach">stomach</a>. It is necessary for the absorption of <a href="page.php?w=vitamin_B12">vitamin B<sub>12</sub></a> later on in the distal <a href="page.php?w=ileum">ileum</a></p><p>
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