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A RELATION between the actions of ascorbic acid and certain corticosteroids has often been indicated1. Since considerable evidence has accumulated that steroid hormones may act by altering the permeability of the cell membrane to a given compound2 this relationship may be the result of changes in the permeability of certain cellular membranes to ascorbic acid as a result of the action of certain corticosteroid hormones.
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VANN, L., HILL, R. Activation of an Ascorbic Acid Concentrating Mechanism by Some Corticosteroids in vitro . Nature 182, 458–459 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/182458a0
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