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THE adrenal glands contain the highest concentration of ascorbic acid of any tissue in the body. Changes in the concentrations of ascorbic acid and cholesterol are related to steroid secretion in the adrenal1. Although it has been suggested that ascorbic acid might play a primary part in Steroidogenesis2, its physiological role in the adrenal has not been established.
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KITABCHI, A. Ascorbic Acid in Steroidogenesis. Nature 215, 1385–1386 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/2151385a0
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