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1. Adult albino rats were exposed to 800 r single dose total body X-ray irradiation. 2. Urinary excretion of dehydroascorbic acid increased 150% after irradiation, diketogulonic acid excretion increased 230%. 3. The increase in excretion of oxidized ascorbic acid in the urine may be a general response to stress.
The authors wish to thank Dr. Charlotte P. Don-Ian of the Radiology Department, George Washington University Hospital, for irradiation of the rats.
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