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normal. Clarke, Ivy, and Goodman 872 observed that resection of the 

 mesenteric lymph nodes had no effect upon the level of fecal fat. A rapid 

 reestablishment of anatomic and functional continuity of the interrupted 

 mesenteric lymphatics was shown to occur, with a return to normal values 

 six to twelve days after the operation. Dubouloz and Fondarai 873 demon- 

 strated that peroxidation of ethyl linoleate did not prevent it from being 

 absorbed in the intestinal tract of the rat ; the peroxidized compound was 

 subsequently found in different tissues. 



872 B. G. Clarke, A. C. Ivy, and D. Goodman, Am. J. Physiol., 153, 264-267 (1948). 



873 P. Dubouloz and J. Fondarai, Compt. rend. soc. biol, Ul, 1066 (1947). 



