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INANITION AND MALNUTRITION 



Table 9. — Effects of Thirst upon Organ Weights in Adult Albino Rats (Kudo'2i) 

 The percentage losses are given in three groups and in a regularly descending order of loss 

 for the series subjected to acute thirst. In the series for chronic thirst, and in the one rat 

 total inanition, the losses are entered in the same order as in the acute-thirst series. Tn the 

 last two series the values do not decrease regularly, but the arrangement facilitates comparison 



between the several series 



Acute thirst, per 

 cent 



Chronic thirst, 

 per cent 



Total inanition, 

 per cent 



Organs showing a loss in weight greater than that of the entire body 



Loss of weight for entire body. . . 

 Organ or part: 



Thymus 



Remainder 



Spleen 



Parotid glands 



Pancreas 



Submaxillary glands 



Lungs 



Liver 



Stomach and intestines (filled) 



47.2 



Organs showing a percentage loss in weight less than that for the entire body — but more than 



half as great 



Organ or part: 



Musculature 



Integument 



Heart 



Visceral group 



Epididymides 



Stomach and intestines (empty).. . 



Thyroid 



Kidneys 



Suprarenals 



Humerus and femur 



Organs showing a percentage loss in weight less than half that for the entire body 



Organ or part: 



Testes 



Cartilaginous skeleton 



Eyeballs 



Ligamentous skeleton. 



Hypophysis 



Brain 



Spinal cord 



-36-9 

 -341 

 -13.0 



+ 8.3 



- 7-6 

 — 16. 7 



