Ascorbic acid and fertility1

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Ascorbic acid has long been associated with fertility, but no consistent study of its mechanism of action in reproductive tissues has been made. This article considers how three of ascorbic acid's principal functions, namely its promotion of collagen synthesis, its role in hormone production, and its ability to protect cells from free radicals, may explain its reproductive actions. Data relating to both ovary and...

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