Open AccessHuman adrenal glands secrete vitamin C in response to adrenocorticotrophic hormone
Author(s) -
Sebastian J. Padayatty,
John L. Doppman,
Richard Chang,
Yaohui Wang,
John R. Gill,
Dimitris A. Papanicolaou,
Mark Levine
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.1093/ajcn/86.1.145
Subject(s) - adrenocorticotrophic hormone , endocrinology , medicine , secretion , hormone , biology
When vitamin C intake is from foods, fasting plasma concentrations do not exceed 80 micromol/L. We postulated that such tight control permits a paracrine function of vitamin C.
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