Lingual ascorbic acid test: poor correlation with blood and tissue levels of ascorbic acid in guinea pigs.
The lingual ascorbic acid test, based on the reduction and decolorization of the blue dye, 2,6-dichloroindophenol sodium, was evaluated in a group of guinea pigs conditioned to have a wide range of ascorbic acid levels in the tissues. The test did not correlate well with ascorbic acid levels in either blood or tissue.
D000818:Animals; D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D008297:Male; D014059:Tongue / Q000378:metabolism
D001205:Ascorbic Acid