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Chapter VIII 

 Rabbit, Male, 2900 grams. 



The second experiment we quote shows the effect of a single 

 violent haemorrhage after which observations were made from day to 

 day. On the first and third days of the experiment 600 and 400 c.c. 

 of blood were removed from a dog of 20 kilos, which may therefore 

 be supposed to have started with less than a kilo of blood. From 

 the last column but one it will be seen that the intensity of the 

 oxidation in the blood and therewith the rate of regeneration of 

 red blood corpuscles reached its maximum about the eighth day 

 and then gradually diminished. 



Dog, 20 kilos. 



In the third experiment given here he again controls the question 

 of whether the increased oxidation in the blood can be attributed 

 to the nucleated elements. For this purpose he divides the blood 



