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Dehydroascorbic Acid and Cell Division

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Accumulated evidence seems to suggest that dehydroascorbic acid has a function in the control of mitotic activity.

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EDGAR, J. Dehydroascorbic Acid and Cell Division. Nature 227, 24–26 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/227024a0

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