SECT. II] FAT METABOLISM 1197 



doubt was thrown on this by Schwalbe & Miicke who could not 

 confirm it, using very similar technique, and finally Rosenfeld, who 

 worked with whole animals, found that foetal cells showed just as 

 much fatty infiltration as adult ones. 



% fatty acids % dry weight 

 maternal liver foetal liver 



Dog Normal 28-5 2-91 



Phosphorus poisoning ... 40'0 io-o6 



Whether carcinoma cells would also show fatty infiltration he did not 

 try, but as he once obtained 2-3 per cent, of fat from a fiver metastasis 

 in man, he was of the opinion that they would. 



