The call for oxygen considered as a physiological test 117 



12.08. Blood samples taken, Stage II. 



12.11. Rate of absorption 1-97 c.c. per min. 



12.13. ,, ,, 2-0 c.c. per min. 



12.24. B.F1. = 28-85 c.c. per min. = 0-267 c.c. per grm. per min. B.P. =92. 



12.27. Blood samples taken, Stage III. 



12.28. Rate of absorption 1-9 c.c. per min. 

 12-36. ,, ,, 2-0 c.c. per min. 

 12.45. ,, ,, 0-83 c.c. per min. 



12.52. B.F1. = 35 -72 c.c. per min. =0-331 c.c. per grm. per min. B.P. = 85. 



12.53. Blood samples taken, Stage IV. 



12.54. Rate of absorption O'O c.c. per min. 



No fluid was recovered from the intestines. Weight of intestines 108 grams. 



The analysis of the blood gases gave : 



Stage I Stage II Stage III Stage IV 



Time 11.49 12.08 12.27 12.53 



O 2 absorbed by grm. per min 0-0087 0-0194 0-0210 0-0068 



Blood-flow 0-433 0-433 0-267 0-331 



Rate of absorption c.c. per min O'O 1'97 1*9 O'O 



Time after injection 13' 32' 58' 



In percentages of the value in the resting organ : 



0., 100 224 241 78 



B~F1 100 100 62 76 



2. Absorption of Distilled Water. 

 In this group we have one experiment. 



Dog. Intestines washed out with 300 c.c. warm saline solution. Artificial respiration. 

 In this experiment the rate of absorption was followed. 



11.10. Operation completed. 



11.48. B.F1. =35-71 c.c. per min. =0-331 c.c. per grm. per min. B.P. = 105. 



11.50. Blood samples taken, Stage I. 



11.55. Slow injection of 100 c.c. of distilled water at 37 C. 



11.59. Commence to determine rate of absorption. 



12.00. Absorbed 2 c.c. =2 c.c. per min. 



12.01. 2-5 c.c. =2-5 c.c. per min. 



12.02. 3-5 c.c. = 3-5 c.c. per min. 

 1204. ,, 2-6 c.c. = 1-3 c.c. per min. 



12.05. B.F1. = 35'71 c.c. per min. =0-331 c.c. per grm. per min. B.P. = 75. 



12.06. Blood samples taken, Stage II. 

 12.09. Absorbed 12 c*e. = 2-4 c.c. per min. 



12.11. ,, 4-3 c.c. =2-15 c.c. per min. 

 12.14. ,, 6-0 c.c. = 2-0 c.c. per min. 



12.21. Second set of observations of rate of absorption. 



12.24. Absorbed 3'0 c.c. = 1-0 c.c. per min. 



12.25. B.F1. =25 c.c. per min. = 0-232 c.c. per grm. per min. B.P. =76. 



12.26. Blood samples taken, Stage III. 



