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During whaling operations in the Antarctic, opportunity arose to carry out an ascorbic acid estimation on a fairly fresh sample of whale milk. The sample, about 200 c.c., was drawn from the main duct of one of the mammary glands of a lactating fin whale (Balœonoptera physalus) which had been dead not more than six hours. Fresh whales are not common on a factory, and lactating whales are protected, so that the occurrence of a fairly fresh lactating whale is comparatively rare.
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BEGG, M. Ascorbic Acid Content of Whale's Milk. Nature 160, 430 (1947). https://doi.org/10.1038/160430a0
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