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Fluoride added to drinking water at concentrations of 50 and 70 ppm provided highly significant increases in the ascorbic acid concentration in tissues but was without effect on the serum alkaline phosphatase and cholesterol.
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Davies, J.E.W., Ellery, P.M., Heyworth, P.G. et al. The influence of ingested fluoride on the ascorbic acid concentration in guinea-pig tissues. Experientia 34, 429 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01935904
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