Abstract
Summary
Concentrations of reduced, oxidized, and total ascorbic acid in the fore-stomach, glandular stomach, and adrenals of the rat have been reported. Direct contact of a eugenol emulsion with the gastric mucosa resulted in a gastritis and a 13% decrease in the total gastric ascorbic acid. Systemic absorption of the eugenol, avoiding direct gastric contact, did not induce these changes. A decrease in adrenal ascorbic acid after eugenol administration suggests a systemic stress effect also associated with the presence of the eugenol, but distinct from the direct gastric effect.
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