CHAPTER III

THE ANTISCORBUTIC VITAMINE 62

CHARACTERISTICS: RELATION TO HEAT, DRYING, AGING, ULTRA-VIOLET RAYS, SHAKING 65

MODE OF ACTION--(_a_) DIRECT: AS A NUTRIMENT; ANTITOXIN; CATALYZER; (_b_) INDIRECT: ENDOCRINE ACTION 69

FATE IN THE BODY: STORING; CONTENT IN BLOOD; EXCRETION; FATE IN GASTRO-INTESTINAL TRACT; EFFECT ON DIGESTIVE PROCESSES 74

IRREGULARITIES OF ACTION; EFFECT ON GROWTH