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“Calf cells could not be maintained for longer than 21 days in the absence of ascorbate, whereas ascorbate affects the ultrastructure of rabbit cells less dramatically.”
“In the presence of ascorbate , there is an increase in collagen synthesis with a concomitant decrease in insoluble elastin and lysyl oxidase activity in cultured rabbit aortic smooth muscle cells.”