The Distribution of Ascorbic Acud in the Tissues of Insects
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- 1 January 1949
- journal article
- research article
- Published by CSIRO Publishing in Australian Journal of Biological Sciences
- Vol. 2 (1) , 19-30
- https://doi.org/10.1071/bi9490019
Abstract
Ascorbic acid has been detected histologically in many, but not in all tissues of insects. It is particularly abundant in the midgut epithelium and nervous tissue, and is usually confined to the cytoplasm. In two insta:n~es nucleoli have given a' positive reaction for ascorbic acid.Keywords
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