384 



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constant. The two most marked instances occur in experiments Nos. 77 and 

 75. In the former the carbon rose from 7.97 grams on the first day to 13.94 

 grams on the second, and in the latter from 8.14 grams on the first day to 11.50 

 grams on the second day, remaining practically constant thereafter. 



Table 202. Ratio of carbon to nitrogen of urine in metabolism experiments 



without food. 



1 Averages in this column obtained as ft -^ a. 



2 Determined for urine lost. See p. 243. 3 Calculated. See p. 243. 



