60 THE ACTION OF THE LIVING CELL 



TABLE I 



The intestines were tied off in positions indicated in the second column. 

 The figures in the third column indicate the time which elapsed before the 

 symptoms of shock became apparent, while the figures in the fifth column 

 indicate the time which elapsed between the ligation and examination under 

 anesthesia. The principal findings of interest are indicated in the sixth column. 



cellular necrosis is permitted in organs which them- 

 selves secrete proteolytic enzymes, the digestion of 

 tissue proteins is markedly facilitated since the latter 

 are subjected to attack not only by the endocellular 



