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Protective role of brain ascorbic acid content against lipid peroxidation

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The high ascorbic acid concentration in the brain inhibits lipid peroxidation induced by various agents in rat brain microsomes. The physiological importance of the fact is discussed.

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  1. Institute of Experimental Medicine, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 9. P.O.B. 67, H-1450, Budapest, Hungary

    A. Seregi, A. Schaefer & Márta Komlós

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Seregi, A., Schaefer, A. & Komlós, M. Protective role of brain ascorbic acid content against lipid peroxidation. Experientia 34, 1056–1057 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01915344

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