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Vitamin C biosynthesis in prosimians: Evidence for the anthropoid affinity of Tarsius (1987)
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Pollock, J. I., Mullin, R. J., & Pollock, J. (1987). Vitamin C biosynthesis in prosimians: Evidence for the anthropoid affinity of Tarsius. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 73(1), 65-70. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.1330730106

This report examines the taxonomic distribution of the in vitro biosynthesis of ascorbic acid in the Prosimii (Order: Primates). Liver and kidney samples of 15 prosimian taxa, including Tarsius bancanus, were quantitatively tested for the enzyme L‐gu... Read More about Vitamin C biosynthesis in prosimians: Evidence for the anthropoid affinity of Tarsius.