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with ultimate loss of about 75 per cent of the initial weight (body weight 

 loss about 40 per cent). Although the fat cells of the gland decrease from 30/i 

 to io/jl in average diameter, the spheroidal nucleus undergoes a slight increase 

 in size. 



Mammary Gland. — The only quantitative data available concerning the 

 effects of inanition upon the weight of the mammary gland during inanition 

 are those of Manassein ('69) which are quoted in the accompanying table. 



Effects of Inanition on Weight of Mammary Glands in the Rabbit 

 (from Manassein '69, Table XI). 



Age 



Parity 



Length of 

 inanition 



Body weight 



Mammary glands 



Initial, grams 



Final, 

 grams 



Weight, Per cent 

 grams : of body 



Normal controls 



1 1 mo. . . 

 5 mo.... 



5 mo 



Adult... 

 14^2 mo. 

 Adult... 



5 mo. 

 5 mo. 

 5 mo. 



virgin 

 virgin 

 virgin 

 unknown 

 had borne 

 had borne 



i,338 

 1,430 

 i,445 

 1,361 

 i,475 

 1,624 



1,338.5 

 1,430.5 

 i,445-° 

 1,361 .6 



i,475-5 

 1,624.9 



virgin 

 virgin 

 virgin 



Adult had borne 1 



16 mo. 

 16 mo. 

 16 mo. 



had borne 

 had borne 

 had borne 



313 hrs. 



390 hrs. 

 454 hrs. 

 156 hrs. 

 378 hrs. 

 423 hrs. 

 , 105 hrs. 



i,437-5 

 1,428.7 

 i,577-2 

 i,54°-3 

 1,564.6 

 1,660.0 

 1,761.3 



o. 29 

 0.91 

 1.29 

 0.76 



0.54 

 0.86 



1 Nursed I rabbit during inanition period. 



