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Effect of ascorbic acid on pigmentation of toad (Bufo melanostictus)

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Administration of ascorbic acid in toad during breeding season results an increase in melanin pigments in skin, liver and vocal sac.

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  1. Department of Physiology, Calcutta University, 92, Acharya Prafulla Chandra Road, 700 009, Calcutta, India

    N. M. Biswas & S. Roychawdhury

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Acknowledgment. The authors' thanks are due to Prof.C. Deb, Head of the Department of Physiology, Calcutta University, for encouragements.

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Biswas, N.M., Roychawdhury, S. Effect of ascorbic acid on pigmentation of toad (Bufo melanostictus). Experientia 32, 576–577 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01990171

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