The effect of leucocytosis on leucocyte ascorbic acid levels.
White-blood counts, polymorph counts, leucocyte ascorbic-acid and plasma ascorbic-acid levels were measured in 91 samples of blood obtained from patients admitted to a geriatric assessment unit. There was a correlation between both white-blood counts and polymorph counts and leucocyte ascorbic-acid levels. There was no correlation between white-blood counts and polymorph counts and plasma ascorbic-acid concentrations. It is suggested that this phenomenon represents migration of ascorbate-rich polymorphs to areas of infection and infarction.
D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000032:analysis*; D007964:Leukocytosis / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male
D001205:Ascorbic Acid