Effects of vitamin C intake on whole blood plasma, leucocyte and urine ascorbic acid and urine oxalic acid levels.
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.
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
D010070:Oxalates; D019815:Oxalic Acid; D001205:Ascorbic Acid