Gastric Ascorbic Acid in the Gastritic Rat.

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Abstract
The concn. of reduced and oxidized ascorbic acid in the stomach of the rat was found to be 22.2, and 2.2 mg.% in the glandular stomach and 14.9 and 3.3 mg.% in the forestomach. Direct contact of eugenol emulsion with the gastric mucosa resulted in a gastritis and a 13% decrease in total gastric ascorbic acid. Systemic absorption, avoiding direct gastric contact, did not induce these changes. A decrease in adrenal . ascorbic acid after all modes of admn. suggests a systemic stress effect, distinct from the direct gastric effect.