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Ascorbic acid biosynthesis in the mammalian kidney
Experientia
|November 15, 1979
Abstract:
The egg-laying mammals (Prototheria) synthesize L-ascorbic acid only in kidney, as is characteristic of reptiles. Bandicoots (Marsupialia) synthesize it in both kidney and liver. 2 other species of marsupials (kangaroos) synthesize it primarily in liver, but some individuals also synthesize in kidney.