title: Effects of vitamin C intake on whole blood plasma, leucocyte and urine ascorbic acid and urine oxalic acid levels.
abstract: Fifty volunteers among the students of the Faculty of Pharmacy at Ankara and Gazi Universities were taken 2 grams of Vitamin C per day at regular time intervals for two months. Blood and urine samples were collected in the beginning, one month and 2 months after vitamin administration. The whole blood, plasma and leucocyte ascorbic acid levels were increased after one and 2 months treatment. The urine ascorbic acid were also increased significantly. Urine oxalic acid were not elevated after vitamin C intake.
mesh_terms: D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000097:blood* / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000652:urine; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D010070:Oxalates / Q000097:blood* / Q000652:urine; D019815:Oxalic Acid; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D010070:Oxalates; D019815:Oxalic Acid; D001205:Ascorbic Acid