[Effect of a varying ascorbic acid allowance in guinea pigs on the metabolic indices in their bodies to cold exposure].

Changes in the content of ascorbic acid in the blood, urine and suprarenals and also of glucose and 11-oxycorticosteroids in guinea pigs with different vitamin C allowances under conditions of cold stress were studied. The data obtained suggest that the degree of the vitamin C allowances is essential for adequate reactions of the organism exposed to the action of cold, but the shifts in metabolic transformations point to the need for a more reserved utilization of high ascorbid acid doses.