Abstract
By 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine method the blood ascorbic acid level in the saturated state was found to be about 1.1mg/dl, which was a little less than that observed with indophenol method. The daily amount of ascorbic acid needed for saturation was about 100mg, and in a saturated state the amount of ascorbic acid consumed daily was estimated to be about 95mg. In later pregnancy, contrary to the view held at present, this amount decreased a little. During lactation it increased by the amount secreted in milk.
