Journal of Neurochemistry

Volume 44, Issue 5 p. 1623-1624

Ascorbic Acid in Fetal Rat Brain

C. C. Kratzing,

C. C. Kratzing

Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, and Department of Veterinary Anatomy, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

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J. D. Kelly,

J. D. Kelly

Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, and Department of Veterinary Anatomy, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

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J. E. Kratzing,

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J. E. Kratzing

Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, and Department of Veterinary Anatomy, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. C. C. Kratzing, at Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, 4067, Brisbane, Australia.Search for more papers by this author

C. C. Kratzing,

C. C. Kratzing

Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, and Department of Veterinary Anatomy, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

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J. D. Kelly,

J. D. Kelly

Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, and Department of Veterinary Anatomy, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

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J. E. Kratzing,

Corresponding Author

J. E. Kratzing

Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, and Department of Veterinary Anatomy, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

First published: May 1985

https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-4159.1985.tb08804.x

Citations: 47

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Abstract

Abstract: Ascorbic acid in fetal rat brain increases from 374 mg/g on the 15th day of gestation to 710 mg/g by the 20th day and remains at that level until birth. There is an 18% drop from this plateau after birth.

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