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“From these results, it is suggested that HCG markedly stimulates the discharge of testicular ascorbic acid , and ascorbic acid in the testicular tissue is closely linked with biosynthetic mechanism of androgens.”
The Tohoku journal of experimental medicine • 1971 | View Paper
“ AA dramatically induces βhCG mRNA expression and its production in JEG-3 cells and primary human cytotrophoblasts, and knockdown of SVCT2 expression in JEG-3 cells significantly decreases AA-induced βhCG expression.”