Ascorbic Acid and the Common Cold
@article{Pauling1973AscorbicAA, title={Ascorbic Acid and the Common Cold}, author={Linus Carl Pauling}, journal={Scottish Medical Journal}, year={1973}, volume={18}, pages={1 - 2} }
An important contribution to the body of evidence about the effectiveness of ascorbic acid (vitamin C) in controlling the common cold has been made by Drs Hume and Weyers on page 3 of this issue of the Scottish Medical Journal in their paper 'Changes in leucocyte ascorbic acid during the common cold'. It has long been recognised that an ascorbic-acid content in leucocytes of 20 ug. or more per 1()8 cells is needed for proper phagocytic activity, and that the amount of ascorbic acid is decreased…
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