Ascorbic Acid in Gastric Juice. ∗

Conclusions

1. Gastric juice of dog contains vitamin C in variable amounts. In our series it varied from 0.33 mg. to 1.51 mg. per 100 cc. 2. Rated in descending order according to the amount of vitamin C contained within their mucosae, parts of the gastro-intestinal tract showed the duodenum to have the most, then the ileum, colon, fundus, and finally the pylorus. 3. Human gastric juice also contains variable amounts of vitamin C according to our study ranging from .046 to 1.04 mg. per 100 cc.