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CHAPTER III

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THE ANTISCORBUTIC VITAMINE 62

CHARACTERISTICS: RELATION TO HEAT, DRYING, AGING, ULTRA-VIOLET RAYS, SHAKING 65

MODE OF ACTION--(a) DIRECT: AS A NUTRIMENT; ANTITOXIN; CATALYZER; (b) INDIRECT: ENDOCRINE ACTION 69

FATE IN THE BODY: STORING; CONTENT IN BLOOD; EXCRETION; FATE IN GASTRO-INTESTINAL TRACT; EFFECT ON DIGESTIVE PROCESSES 74

IRREGULARITIES OF ACTION; EFFECT ON GROWTH

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