THE CONTENTS OF ASCORBIC-ACID IN 12 DIFFE RENT TISSUES AND THE VITAMIN-A CONTENT OF THE LIVER AMONG FALLOW DEER (DAMA-DAMA L) AT THE AGES OF 15 AND 27 MONTHS

In 3 fallow deer and 3 short scrotum fallow deer, age 15 months (body weight: 51.3 +/- 4.0 kg) as well as in 3 fallow deer and 4 castrated d eer, age 27 months (b. w.: 61.4 +/- 6.3 kg), the content of ascorbic a cid in different tissues and that of vitamin A in the liver were analy zed. in the tissues of the animals 15 months of age the following cont ents of ascorbic acid were determined: hypophysis 3368 +/- 483, adrena ls 1296 +/- 200, thymus 606 +/- 30, spleen 398 +/- 61, liver 383 +/- 4 6, lung 337 +/- 72, cerebrum 275 +/- 56, testes 266 +/- 37, cerebellum 252 +/- 61, pancreas 160 +/- 17, brain stem 158 +/- 7, kidney 134 +/- 19, and heart muscle 117 +/- 30 mug/g wet weight. In the cerebrum, in the kidney, adrenals, and in the testes of the animals, age 27 months , the contents of ascorbic acid were smaller than those in the 15 mont hs old animals. A content of vitamin A of 552 +/- 100 nmol/g wet weigh t in the livers of the 15 months old animals and of 556 +/- 121 nmol/g wet weight in that of the 27 months old animals was analyzed. The con tents of ascorbic acid in the tissues of the fallow deer is compared t o that of other mammals.