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Influence of Inanition on Metabolism. 



here reported. The details of the determinations for the different periods of 

 this experiment are given in table 6. The ventilation conditions are here 

 considered in detail, since the air is distinctly abnormal so far as its carbon 



dioxide content is concerned. In the first column the carbon dioxide is 

 expressed in parts per 10,000. 



With variations in muscular activity there are variations in the amounts 

 of carbon dioxide in the chamber at the end of different periods. These 

 variations, expressed as gains or losses, are given in column c. The major 



