  
The Scientists Behind the Story
L. Phillips Brown, DVM
Business Development Manager
Dr. Brown is a graduate of the University of California at Davis
with degrees in Animal Physiology and Veterinary Medicine. He
is a veterinarian, a respected educator and a highly sought-after
speaker. Since 1989, he has developed and marketed products
for the natural foods industry and has served as a consultant
to vitamin and supplement companies. At Inter-Cal, Dr. Brown
is responsible for developing innovative products and identifying
business opportunities.
Jack Hegenauer, Ph.D.
Research Manager
Dr. Hegenauer received a Ph.D. in biochemistry and biophysics
from the University of Michigan in 1970. Until recently, he
was a research professor in the Biology Department at the University
of California at San Diego. As Inter-Cal's Research Manager,
he is responsible for new product development and quality control
as well as ongoing clinical, cellular, biochemical, and veterinary
research on vitamin C metabolites. Dr. Hegenauer is the author
of more than 120 articles on nutrient metabolism, nutrient fortification
of foods, human trace element deficiencies, and analysis of
foods.
Copies of Inter-Cal's independent tests are available
upon request from Inter-Cal.
ESTER–C®
TOPICAL SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE
- Bush, MJ; Verlangieri, AJ. 1987. An acute study on the relative
gastrointestinal absorption of a novel form of calcium ascorbate.
Research Communications in Chemical Pathology and Pharmacology
57: 137–140.
- Fay, MJ. 1992. Possible biological effects of ascorbic acid
metabolites on the cellular uptake of ascorbic acid and other
compounds. Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Pharmacology,
University of Mississippi, August, 1992.
- Fay, MJ; Bush, MJ; Verlangieri, AJ. 1990. Effect of cytochalasin
B on the uptake of ascorbic acid and glucose by 3T3 fibroblasts.
Mechanism of impaired ascorbate transport in diabetes. Life
Sciences 46: 619–624.
- Fay, MJ; Bush, MJ; Verlangieri, AJ. 1994. Effect of aldonic
acids on the uptake of ascorbic acid by 3T3 mouse fibroblasts
and human T–lymphoma cells. General Pharmacology 25:
1465–1469.
- Fay, MJ; Verlangieri, AJ. 1991. Stimulatory action of calcium
L–threonate on ascorbic acid uptake by a human T–lymphoma
cell line. Life Sciences 49: 1377–1381.
- Hunt, H; Rice, T. 1995. Comparative efficacy of Inter–Cal
"Ester–C®
calcium ascorbate. Results of a study prepared for Inter–Cal
Corporation, March 1995 by The Life Management Group, Inc.,
3262 Holiday Court, Suite 204, La Jolla, CA 92037.
- Marshall, G; Watanabe, L. 1994. Evaluation of the tooth
erosive characteristics of Ester–C®Zn.
Unpublished study from the Department of Restorative Dentistry,
University of California San Francisco School of Dentistry.
- Markham, Richard G. 1989. Compositions and methods of administering
vitamin C. United States Patent Number 4,822,816 issued 18
April 1989.
- Verlangieri, AJ; Fay, MJ; Bannon, AW. 1991. Comparison of
the anti–scorbutic activity of L–ascorbic acid and
Ester–C®
in the non–ascorbate synthesizing Osteogenic Disorder
Shionogi (ODS) rat. Life Sciences 48: 2275–2281.
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