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MUCH has been published on the histology of the human vagina and its changes during the menstrual cycle; however, little is known about its biochemistry and its metabolism. While the presence of glycogen and lactic acid in the human vagina has been known since the latter part of the nineteenth century, no attempt has been made to elucidate the method of synthesis or breakdown of the glycogen molecule.
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GREGOIRE, A. Carbohydrates of Human Vaginal Tissue. Nature 198, 996 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/198996a0
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