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stored for six months, and (III) on fish stored for nine months. The 

 analytic determinations upon each series of fish were of the same kind, 

 but for convenience they may be considered in three different groups. 



TABLE 2 



Series II. Flounders after six months of cold storage. Percentage 



data, except as noted 



Lipins — Fish L108-R124, in three groups; aliquot portions of the fish in 

 each group were extracted together : 



Total amount of lipins in the undried flesh (per cent) — 0.362, 0.458, 0.277; 

 average, 0.366. 



Acidity (mg. of KOH to neutralize i gm. of lipins) — 150, 138, 120; 

 cverage, 136. 



* Expressed as c.c. of n/5 sodium hydroxid Solution required to neutralize 

 100 c.c. of extract. 



