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Therapies to attenuate or reverse mitochondrial decline are limited. Despite identified positive relationships between vitamin B12 (B12) and mitochondrial biology, the impact of B12 supplementation on skeletal muscle mitochondria, in advanced aged, has not been examined. Thus, the impact of B12 supplementation on skeletal muscle mitochondrial biology was examined in (i) aged female mice, given 12 weeks of B12 supplementation (SUPP) or vehicle control, and (ii) in human primary myotubes. In the mouse model, mitochondrial DNA and content were measured with PCR and citrate synthase activity, respectively; mitochondrial morphology was examined using transmission electron microscopy; mitochondrial function was examined using extracellular metabolic flux analysis; and proteins and pathway enrichment was identified with proteomics. In the cell model, ROS and glutathione was measured using luminescent assays. 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