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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-11-9
pubmed:abstractText
In this study leucocyte ascorbic acid concentrations and plasma ascorbic acid levels were measured simultaneously and correlation between these two variables was sought in various bacterial and viral infections. A total of 258 patients were studied. The control group consisted of 21 healthy children in the same age group. Except for scarlet fever no significant differences were observed between the patients' leucocyte ascorbic acid levels during and after the infections and also no differences were observed in leucocyte ascorbic acid levels between control's and patient's. However plasma ascorbic acid values were significantly decreased during infection in all patients. During infection ascorbic acid is utilized rapidly, and our findings seem to indicate that there is transfer of ascorbic acid from plasma to leucocytes in order to keep the leucocyte ascorbic acid levels within normal limits.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0025-5246
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
25
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
5-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Leucocyte ascorbic acid concentration and plasma ascorbic acid levels in children with various infections.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Paediatrics, Cumhuriyet and Hacettepe University, Sivas Ankara, Turkey.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article