THE RESPONSE TO THE FEEDING OF CEVITAMIC ACID IN NORMAL AND DEFICIENT SUBJECTS AS MEASURED BY A VITAMIN C EXCRETORY TEST
Authors: ELAINE P.  RALLI, GERALD J.  FRIEDMAN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1938)

Article1 May 1938THE RESPONSE TO THE FEEDING OF CEVITAMIC ACID IN NORMAL AND DEFICIENT SUBJECTS AS MEASURED BY A VITAMIN C EXCRETORY TESTELAINE P. RALLI, F. A. C. P., GERALD J. FRIEDMANELAINE P. RALLI, F. A. C. P.Search for more papers by this author, GERALD J. FRIEDMANSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-11-11-1996 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe criterion for the diagnosis of scurvy had been, until recently, the appearance of the symptoms of scurvy. As a result of the experimental work in vitamin C, three new diagnostic procedures have now come into use: the capillary resistance test, the concentration of vitamin C in the blood and the urinary excretion of vitamin C.1, 2, 3, 4, 5There is still some controversy as to the value of capillary resistance tests as an index of vitamin C deficiency. We have studied the capillary resistance of 25 young normal adults by the Dalldorf method5and found no definite relation...Bibliography1. ABBASYHARRISRAYNARRACK MALJSNJR: Diagnosis of vitamin C subnutrition by urine analysis, Lancet, 1935, xxv, 1399. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. HAWLEYSTEPHENSANDERSON EEDJG: The excretion of vitamin C in normal individuals, Jr. Nutr., 1936, xi, 135. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. HAWLEYSTEPHENS EEDJ: Rate of urinary excretion of test doses of ascorbic acid, Proc. Soc. Exper. Biol. and Med., 1936, xxxiv, 854. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. FARMERABT CJAF: Ascorbic acid content of the blood, Proc. Soc. Exper. Biol. and Med., 1935, xxxii, 1625. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. DALDORF G: A sensitive test for subclinical scurvy in man, Am. Jr. Dis. Child., 1933, xlvi, 794. Google Scholar6. ANDERSONHAWLEYSTEPHENS GKEEDJ: Capillary fragility and vitamin C, Proc. Soc. Exper. Biol. and Med., 1936, xxxiv, 778. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. RALLIFRIEDMANKASLOW EPGJM: An excretory test for vitamin C deficiency and subnutrition, Proc. Soc. Exper. Biol. and Med., 1937, xxxvi, 52. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. BIRCHHARRISRAY TWLJSM: A microchemical method for determining the hexuronic acid (vitamin C) content of foodstuffs, Biochem. Jr., 1933, xxvii, 590. Google Scholar9. WRIGHT IS: The present status of the clinical use of cevitamic acid, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1936, cxcii, 719. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. HAWLEYFRAZERBULTONSTEPHENS EEJLDJ: The effect of ingestion of acid and alkali upon amount of vitamin C found in urine, Proc. Soc. Exper. Biol. and Med., 1936, xxxiv, 218. CrossrefGoogle Scholar11. YOUMANSCORLETTEAKEROYDFRANK JBMBJHH: Studies on vitamin C excretion and saturation, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1936, cxci, 319. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: New York, N. Y.*Received for publication July 30, 1937.From The Laboratories of the Department of Medicine, New York University College of Medicine and the Third (New York University) Medical Division, Bellevue Hospital. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 May 1938Volume 11, Issue 11Page: 1996-2006KeywordsAttentionCapillariesExcretionHematologic testsHospital medicineVitamin CYoung adults Issue Published: 1 May 1938 PDF downloadLoading ...