MIQUEL MEDIUM. 99 



MOLASSES, cane. 85. 87. 89. 90. 134. 138 



MOLD(S). (See also specific molds, fungi), 



metabolic products of. 215-219; -starch. 



218 

 MOLISCH'S MEDIUM. 99 

 MOLLUSCA (MOLLUSKS). b, 150. 153. 200. 



206, 230. 253, 254 

 MOLYBDENUM (MOLYBDATE). absorption, 



retention, excretion of. 149; deficiency 



symptoms of, 167, 169. 171; functions of. 



165; metabolism of. 151; as nutrient. 6. 



32. 174, 175; in nutrient solutions, 95. 



99; -oxide. 99; and soil pH. 172. 173; 



toxicity symptoms of. 167 

 MOLYBDIC ACID. (See MOLYBDENUM) 

 MONASCOFLAVIN. 218 

 MONASCORUBIN. 218 

 MONASCUS PURPUREUS. 43. 218 

 MONHYSTERA, 253. 254 

 MONIEZIA EXPANSA. 231 

 MONILIA (SPP.). 43. 215, 218 

 MONILINIA (SPP.). 39. 43 

 MONKEY. 66. 79, 84. 85, 145, 244 

 MONOCYTES. 94 

 MONOGLYCERIDES. 179. 186 

 MONOIODOTYROSINE. 154 

 MOOSE. 86, 87 



MONOPOTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, 103 

 MONOSACCHARIDES, 225, (See also specific 



monosaccharides) 

 MONOSPORIUM APIOSPERMUM, 39. 43 

 MONOVJNYLMONHYDROXYETHYL 



PORPHYRIN. 193 

 MORA, 124. 126 

 MORTIERELLA (SPP.). 43 

 MOSQUITO, 21. 22, 24. 26-28, 30 

 MOSS. 237 

 MOTH(S). 21, 22. 25-28, 30, 91, 92, 199, 



205 

 MOUSE. 8. 23. 69, 90. 222-224. 226, 227, 



229, 244 

 MUCOR (SPP.), 39, 43, 215, 217, 218 

 MUCORALES. 16, 216 



MUCOSA (MUCOUS MEMBRANES), 192, 222 

 MULE, 249 



MUNTIACUS REEVESE, 86. 87 

 MUNTJAC. Reeve's, 86. 87 

 MUSA PARADISIACA. (See PLANTAIN); 



--SAPIENTUM. (See BANANA) 

 MUSCA DOMESTICA (See FLY) 

 MUSCLE. 154. 190. 225 

 MUSHROOM. 113, 118. 119. 123 

 MUSSEL, 200, 207, 230 

 MUSTARD, 93 



MUSTARD GREENS, 113, 118, 119, 123 

 MUSTELUS (SPP.), (See DOGFISH) 

 MYA ARENARIA (See CLAM) 

 MYCELIUM (SPP.). 43 

 MYCENA (SPP.). 43 

 MYCOBACTERIUM (SPP.). 240 

 MYCOBACTIN. 15 

 MYCODERMA (SPP.). 43, 253, 254 

 MYCODEXTRAN, 218 

 MYCOPHENOLIC ACID, 216 

 MYCOSPHAERELLA (SPP.). 43 

 MYCOTORULA LACTIS. 43 

 MYELOID CELLS. 222 

 MYER'S MEDIUM. 99 

 MYOGLOBIN. 154. 192 

 MYOXOCEPHALUS OCTODECIMSPINOSUS. 



198. 204 

 MYRISTIC ACID. 28 

 "MYRJ" G 2144. 9 

 MYROTHECIUM VERRUCARIA. 238 

 MYSTAX MIDAS. 84. 85 

 MYTILUS EDULIS. (See MUSSEL) 

 MYXEDEMA, 154 



NADSONIA FULVESCENS, 41 

 NALGIOLAXIN, 218 



NAPHTHALENEACETIC ACID, 15, 97 

 NARCISSUS (SPP.), 105 

 NASAL POLYP, 226 

 NASTURTIUM, 105 

 NECTRIA COCCINEA. 43 

 NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE. 14 



NEMASTOMA (SP.). 253, 254 



NEMATHELMINTHES, 230 



NEMATODA. 253, 254 



NEMATODIRUS (SPP.), 231 



NEMATOSPORA (SPP.). 41, 43 



NEOCOSMOSPORA VASINFECTA, 39, 43 



NEOAPLECTANA GLASERI, 231 



NEODYMIUM. 148 



NEOMYCIN, 14 



NEPTUNIUM. 148 



NERVE TISSUE. 153. 154, 227, 228 



■■NEUBERG ESTER", 184, 185 



NEUROSPORA (SPP. ), 8, 12, 43, 98, 217, 

 238 



NEW YORK ZOOLOGICAL PARK, diets of 

 animals in, 82-90 



NIACIN (-AMIDE), daUy allowances of, 48- 

 74; loss of in cooking, 142; in culture 

 media, 97; synthetic diets for insects, 91, 

 92; excretion of, 212; in feedstuffs, 133, 

 138, 139; in foodstuffs, 109, 110, 122, 

 123; functions, deficiency and excess 

 signs of, 160; metabolic end product, 180; 

 in mUk, HI; as nutrient, 8, 10, 15, 17, 

 29-32, 42-47, 98. 100; production by 

 plants. 128-130; stability of. 140; selected 

 sources for, 93; in tropical and sub-tropi- 

 cal fruits. 126, 127 



NIACINAMIDE. (See NIACIN) 



NICKEL, absorption, retention of. 147; 

 -chloride. 97; excretion of, 147, 214; as 

 nutrient. 21: and soil pH. 173; -sulfate, 99 



NICOTIANA TABACUM. (See TOBACCO) 



NICOTINAMIDE. (See NIACIN); METHYL-. 

 212 



NICOTINIC ACID. (See NIACIN) 



NILGAI. 86. 87 



NIOBIUM. 148 



NIPPOSTRONGYLUS MURIS. 231 



NITELLA CLAVATA. 239 



NITRATE(S). 16. 35. 98. 165. 194, 214; (See 

 also NITROGEN) 



NITRIFYING BACTERIA, 176 



NITRITE(S), 16, 194; (See also NITROGEN) 



NITROGEN, (See also NITRATE, NITRITE), 

 absorption, retention of. 149; balance, 23; 

 compounds, 7, 32, 99, 219; deficiency 

 symptoms of, 169, 171; in excreta, 196- 

 208; excretion of, 149, 209; in fertilizers. 

 102-104; fixation. 6. 16. 194; funcUon of. 

 165, 176: non-protein-, 196-211; as nutri- 

 ent. 6, 16. 18. 33. 36. 37. 99. 174-176; 

 protein-. 209; and soil pH. 172; nutrient 

 sources of. 16. 17. 35; toxicity symptoms 

 of. 167 



NITROGEN CYCLE. 194. 195 



NITROGEN-FREE EXTRACT. 132. 134-137 



NITROGEN-FIXING ALGAE, 99 



NITROHYDROXAMATE, 16 



"NITROLIME", 103 



NITROSOMONAS (SPP.), 17, 176 



NITZCHIA CLOSTERIUM, 34, 35 



NONYLIC ACID, 35 



NOPALEA COCHENILLIFERA. 125, 127 



NORADRENALINE, (NOREPINEPHRINE), 211 



NORITE ELUATE FACTOR, (See FOLIC ACID 

 GROUP) 



NORLEUCINE, 24, 36, 17, 100 



NOSOPSYLLUS FASCIATUS. 21 



NOSTOCACEAE, 16 



NOTASPIS COLEOPTRATUS. 253, 254 



NOTIOPHILUS BIGUTTATUS, (See BEETLE) 



NUCLEIC ACID(S), 17, 182, 183 



NUCLEODEPOLYMERASE, 182 



NUCLEOPROTEINS, 166, 182, 183 



NUCLEOPROTEINASE, 182 



NUCLEOSIDE(S), 181-183; -PHOSPHORY- 

 LASE, 181 



NUCLEOSIDASE, 182, 183 



NUCLEOTIDE(S). 17, 181-183 



NUCLEOTIDASE, 182, 183 



NUMBFISH, TORPEDO, 198, 205 



NUPHAR ADVENUM, 233, 234 



NUT, 75, 76, 93; (See also specific nuts as 

 BRAZIL NUT) 



NUTRIENT(S), (See also specific nutrients), 

 absorbability of, 7, 8, 143; allowances for: 



CAT, 60; CATTLE-BEEF, 61; CATTLE- 

 DAIRY, 62; CHICKEN, 72; CHICKEN, GERM- 

 FREE. 68; DOG. 63; FISH, 74; FOX, 64; 

 HORSE, 65; MAN. (USA. CANADA, UNITED 

 KINGDOM), 48-59; MINK, 64; MONKEY, 66; 

 RAT, 67; RAT, GERM-FREE, 68; RODENTS, 

 69; SHEEP, 70; SWINE, 71; TURKEY, 73; 

 calorie values of, 145; deficiency of and re- 

 production, 164; digestible, 132, 134-137; 

 digestibility of, 143, 144; in feedstuffs, 132, 

 134-137; in foodstuffs, 106-123, 128-130; tor 

 living organisms, 5-20; requirements, fac- 

 tors affecting. 32; sources ot 93; stability of 

 140. 141; in synthetic diets for insects, 91, 92 



NYCTALIS ASTEROPHORA. 43 



NYCTEA SCANDIACA. 90 



OAK. 105 



OAT(S). 84-90. 105. 114. 118, 119, 123, 129, 



134-139. 142. 143, 235 

 OATMEAL, 143 

 OCELOT, 82. 83 

 OCHRACIN. 216 

 OCTADECADIENOIC ACID, 111 

 OCTANE, 18 



OCTOPUS, (OCTOPUS VULGARIS), 200, 206 

 OCTYLIC ACID, 35 

 OIDIUM (SPP.). 218 

 OIL(S). 75. 76; (See also specific oils) 

 OKAPI (OKAPIA JOHNSTONI). 86. 87 

 OKRA. 114. 118. 119. 123 

 OLEIC ACID. 9. 28. 30 

 OLIGOSACCHARIDE(S). 178; (See also specific 



oligosaccharides) 

 OMPHALIA GRACILLIMA, 43 

 ONION, 87, 105, 114, 118, 119, 123. 128. 142, 



234 

 ONISCUS ASELLUS, (See BUG; ISOPOD) 

 OOSPORA (SPP.), 217, 218 

 OPHIOBOLUS (SPP.), 39,43 

 OPHIOSTOMA (SPP.), 43 

 OPILLIONES, 25J, 254 

 "OPSINS", 155 

 ORANGE, 85, 90, 105, 114, 118, 119, 123, 124, 



126, 129, 236 

 ORANGUTAN, 84, 85 

 ORCHARDGRASS HAY, 136, 139 

 ORCHESELLA FLACESCENS, 253, 254 

 ORCHID, 7 

 ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (See specific organic 



compounds) 

 ORGANIC FERTILIZERS, 104 

 ORIBATEI, 253, 254 

 ORNITHINE. 180. 182. 210 

 "ORNITHINE CYCLE". 182. 183 

 OROTIC ACID. 12 

 ORTHOPTERA. 22. 24. 25, 27. 28 

 ORYZA SATIVA. (See RICE) 



ORYZAEPHILUS SURINAMENSIS. (See BEETLE) 

 OSCILLARIA. 19 

 OSTEOSCLEROSIS. 153 

 OSTERTAGIA CIRCUMCINCTA, 231 

 OSTRICH, 90 

 OVARY, 153, 164, 229 

 OVIS CANADENSIS C, (See SHEEP) 

 OVOFLAVIN; (See RIBOFLAVINE) 

 OWL, 90 

 OX, 227 



OXALACETATE, 15, 165, 180, 187. 189 

 OXALACETIC ACID, (See OXALACETATE): 



-CARBOXYLASE, 154 

 OXALATE. 165. 216 

 OXALIC ACID (See OXALATE) 

 OXALSUCCINATE. 15. 189 

 OXALSUCCINIC CARBOXYLASE. 189 

 OXIDATION. 6-, 186-188 

 OXIDATIVE DEAMINATION. 189 

 OXIMINO COMPOUNDS. 17 

 OXYBIOTIN. 11 

 OXYCORTICOSTEROIDS. 212 

 OXYGEN, absorption, by plants, 233-239: 



function of, 165; in metabolic reactions, 184, 



185, 188, 189, 191: as nutrient, 6, 21, 32-35, 



98, 99, 174-176: transport of, 152; 154: 



atmospheric, effect on nutrients, 140, 141; 



-consumpUon, 222-232, 240, 253, 254 

 OXY-JAVANICIN, 218 



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