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Our results indicate that on a diet containing 22% casein, extra amounts of dietary ascorbic acid caused a substantial increment in collagen synthesis which was significant during the first 2 weeks after sponge implantation. It was also increased by Vit. C supplementation of diets containing 8% casein but the results were less marked than with the higher protein level. The results also indicate that addition of extra amounts of Vit. C to these diets improved their biological value from the point of view of biosynthesis of collagen but not for growth.
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