BASAL METABOLISM. 



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EXPERIMENTS WITH OTHER SUBJECTS. 



It is impracticable to publish in detail all of the values obtained with 

 the other subjects included in this study, as the mass of data is so 

 extensive. To show the particular point emphasized in this discussion 

 of results, namely, the probable trend of the morning metabolism from 

 8 a. m. to 1 p. m., an abstract of the results for 29 subjects is presented 

 in tables 43 to 45. These tables show the weight, height, and age of 

 each subject, the limits of the period of time in which the experiments 

 were made, the number of individual periods included in the experi- 



TABLE 43. Gaseous metabolism at different times of day in respiration experiments; subjects 

 in post-absorptive condition and lying on couch. (Values per minute.) 



1 Average body-weight and average age for the series of experiments. 



'The experimental periods were usually 15 minutes in length and in most instances there was but one period 

 in the half hour. The average time of the first period used was at all times approximately between 8 a. m. and 

 a. m. 



