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Comparative Study
. 1974 Apr;49(4):278-82.
doi: 10.1136/adc.49.4.278.

Ascorbic acid in fetal human brain

B P Adlard, S W De Souza, S Moon
Comparative Study

Ascorbic acid in fetal human brain

B P Adlard et al. Arch Dis Child. 1974 Apr.

Abstract

Ascorbic acid concentrations in fetal human forebrain in the period 11 to 19 weeks' gestational age were 4 to 11 times higher than those of adults. Levels fell progressively with increasing gestational age but, in term babies dying within 4 weeks of birth, were still at least 3 times those of adults. It was confirmed that, in women delivering at term, ascorbic acid concentrations are approximately 4 times higher in cord blood plasma than in maternal blood plasma. The possible importance of ascorbic acid for normal human brain development is discussed.

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