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Discussion of results Continued. 



Experiments during inanition Continued. 

 Urine Continued. 



Pathological constituents of the urine 397 



Sulphur 397 



Phosphorus 406 



Chlorine 413 



Water output 420 



Water of feces 421 



Water of urine 421 



Water of respiration and perspiration 421 



Carbon dioxide elimination 438 



Relation of carbon in urine to total carbon 444 



Oxygen consumption 446 



Respiratory quotient 449 



Body materials katabolized 452 



Protein 453 



Fat 461 



Glycogen 463 



Water 466 



Energy 474 



Heat elimination 474 



Heat production 478 



Muscular activity 484 



Energy of the urine 490 



Energy of katabolized body material 495 



Comparison of products of katabolism and heat production 497 



Oxygen and carbon dioxide thermal quotients 504 



Comparison of all factors of katabolism 508 



Energy balance 510 



Experiments with food 516 



The digestibility of food after inanition 519 



Digestibility of food in short experiments 522 



Digestibility of food in the nitrogen metabolism experiments. . . . 524 



Influence on general physical condition 525 



Influence on general metabolism 527 



Balance of matter and energy 531 



Recovery after inanition 533 



