[The effect of acute and chronic hypoxia on ascorbic acid levels in various areas of the brain, liver, adrenal glands and in biological fluids in 18-day-old rats].

The influence of acute and chronic hypoxia on the ascorbic acid content in liver, adrenal, plasma, cerebrospinal fluid and brain in 18-day-old rats was studied. Due to acute hypoxia a significant decrease in ascorbic acid concentration in the adrenal occurred. Its levels in plasma and cerebrospinal fluid increased significantly compared with controls. Chronic hypoxia caused a significant ascorbic acid concentration increase in all samples studied with the exception of olfactory lobe and vermis cerebelli.