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the interior portions of the cytoplasm of animal and plant cells. — 

 — J. D. Pilcher (by invitation) : The excretion of nitrogen subse* 

 quent to ligation of successive branches of the renal arteries. — W. E. 

 Biirge: The uniform rate of destruction of ptyalin and pepsin by the 

 electric current. — G. H. Whipple: Hematogenous jaundice and its 

 relation to the liver. — 5". /. Meltzer: Is the pulsation of the anterior 

 lymph hearts responsible for the action of some drugs in cardiec- 

 tomized frogs? — H. McGnigan: The Synergie action of morphin 

 and strychnin. 



Joint programs. With Section K (Physiology and Experi- 

 mental Medicine) of the American Association for the Advancement 

 of Science : page 277 ; with the American Society of Biological 

 Chemists : page 275. 



The following ten papers were read by title: — C. D. Snyder: 

 The influence of temperature on the mammalian heart. — A. J. 

 Carlson: Some observations on the physiology of the empty stom- 

 ach and esophagus in man and dog. — H. C. Bradley: The problem 

 of enzyme synthesis. — G. W. Crile: The relation between the phys- 

 ical State of the brain cells and brain functions ; experimental and 

 elinical. — F. Henderson and C. T. Flynn (by invitation) : Oligemia 

 in acute disease. — H. McGuigan: The secondary depression by 

 epinephrin; the rate of destruction of the pressor and the hypergly- 

 cemic actions of epinephrin. — W. B. Wherry (by invitation) : On 

 the transformation of amoebae into flagellates and vice versa. — P. 

 E. Howe (by invitation) and P. B. Hazvk: The influence of fasting 

 on the creatine content of muscle. — C. D. Snyder: A study of the 

 electromyograms. — A. J. Carlson: The correlation of the physiolog- 

 ical States of the thyroid of the fetus and of the mother. 



New members: G. C. Robinson, Rockefeiler Institute for Med- 

 ical Research. — /. D. Pilcher, P. J. Hanzlik, R. S. Pearce, Western 

 Reserve Medical School. — E. C. Schneider, Colorado College. — A. 

 H. Ryan, University of Pittsburgh. — M. Dresbach, Cornell Uni- 

 versity. — G. Bachmann, Atlanta, Ga. — H. G. Barbour, Yale Medical 

 School. — W. DeB. MacNider, University of North Carolina. — A 

 R. Moore, University of California. — H. B. Williams, Columbia 

 University — V. H. K. Moorhonse, Washington University. 



The federation. At this meeting considerable progress was 



