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Vitamin C in the Adrenal Gland of the Human F"tus and the Physical State of the Vitamin in the Gland Cell

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IN a previous communication1 I described a cytological method of demonstrating a substance which was believed to be vitamin C in the cells of the adrenal glands of various animals. A modification of this method has been applied to the adrenal glands of a 55 cm. human f"tus.

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  1. NATURE, 131, 874, June 17, 1933.

  2. Bourne, Aus. J. Exp. Biol. Med. Sci., in press.

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BOURNE, G. Vitamin C in the Adrenal Gland of the Human F"tus and the Physical State of the Vitamin in the Gland Cell. Nature 132, 859–860 (1933). https://doi.org/10.1038/132859a0

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