SUBJECT INDEX 



For the listing of the plant and animal sources of the lipids by generic names, the 

 reader should consult the index entitled "Plant and Animal Sources of Lipids." 



Absorption, alcohols, higher, aliphatic, 



255-259 

 carotenoids, 282-297 

 changes in intestinal cells during, 157- 



164 

 cholesterol, 259-275 

 defective, 240-246 



general changes, 242, 243 



methods for recognition, 240-242 

 definition, 195 

 duration of, 139, 153, 154 

 fats, 142-165 



effect on cholesterol of erythrocytes, 

 363 



unsaturated, 530 

 from gastrointestinal tract, 142-157 

 hydrocarbons, 275-282 

 methods for study of, 123, 124 

 pathways for, 115-123 



sites in gastrointestinal tract, 115-117 

 rate of, 172-178 



effect of melting point, 175, 184, 185 



factors affecting, 178-194, 400 

 role of bile in, 69, 91-115 

 role of intestine, 117-123 

 theories of, 144-157 



comparison of, 152, 154, 164, 171 

 tocopherols, 326-328 

 vitamins A, 310-322 

 vitamins D, 323-326 

 vitamins K, 328-330 

 waxes, 250-255 

 Absorption coefficient, definition, 126, 173 

 Acenaphthene, absorption, 280 



digestibility coefficient, 280 

 Acetaldehyde, role in fat biosynthesis, 



542-544 



Acetal phospholipids 

 in brain, 746 



distribution in cell, 754 

 Acetate, as source of cholesterol, 772, 779, 

 790 

 as source of milk fat, 804-809 

 Acetic acid, absorption rate, 181-183 

 in feces, 346 

 in goat's blood, 351 

 in human blood, 351, 352 

 role in fat biosynthesis, 544 

 Acetoacetic acid 

 in human blood, 352 



in diabetes mellitus, 449 

 Acetone 



in blood, 352 



in diabetes mellitus, 449 

 oxidation of, 655 

 Acetonemia, relation to plasma vitamin A, 



508 

 3 - /3 - Acetoxy - 17 - a - hydroxyallopreg- 



nan-20-one (see Compound L) 

 N-Acetyl-4-aminopyrine, in body water 



determination, 563 

 Acetylcholine, 26-65 

 brain, 750-752 



cell permeability and, 44-46, 64 

 distribution, 26, 27, 60, 61 

 effect of adrenalin on, 36 

 of choline intake on, 668 

 of eserine on, 34 

 of thiamine on, 35 

 formula, 26 

 heart muscle and, 46 

 nerve impulse transmission and, 27 

 synthesis, 62 



turnover of cholinesterase and, 33 

 Acetylesterase in citrus, 59 

 Acetylkinase, 63 



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