and Antimony on Glycogenic function., etc. Ill 



Experiment IV. 

 Action of antimony on a fowl. 



Period of dosing. 

 May 20-24, 0-2 grain SbjOa daily. 



." 25-31. 0-4 " 



June 1-7, 0-6 " " " 



" 8-14, 0-8 " " " 



13-6 grains. 



A, control fowl. B, antimony fowl. 



Body weight May 20, 1559 grams, 1616 grams, 



" " June 15, 1531 " 1828 " 



— 28 +212 



"Weight of liver June 15, 22'995 grams. 31-799 grams. 



Determination of fat in liver. 



A, control, 7*985 grams liver gave 0-4600 gram fat, = 5-76 per cent. 



B, antimony, 11-409 " " " 0-6741 " " = 5-91 " 



+ 015 percent. 

 Determination of glycogen and Sugar. 



A. B. 



Weight of liver used, 15-010 grams. 20390 grams. 



Glycogen A, control. 



Volume used Equivalent Equivalent Total Per 



for reduction. Weight Cu. in dextrose. in glycogen. amount. cent. 



25 c. c. 0-0577 gram. 0-029G gram. 0-02C6 gram. 0-2128 gram. 1-41 



25 0-0563 0-0289 0-0260 0-2080 1-38 



Glycogen B, antimony. 

 25 c. c. 0-1011 gram. 0-0514 gram. 0-0462 gram. 0-3696 gram. 1-81 



25 0-1015 00516 0-0464 0-3712 1-82 



Sugar A, control. 



25 c. c. 0-0198 gram, 0-0109 gram. 0-0872 gram. 0-58 



25 00211 0-0115 0-0920 0-61 



Sugar B, antimony. 



25 c. c. 0-0300 gram. 0160 gram. 0-1280 gram. 0-62 



26 0-0277 0-0148 0-1184 0-58 



100 grams of breast muscle gave 1-2 milligrams Sb. 



These results would seem to indicate that antiraonious oxide tends 

 to increase the body weight, and apparently also that of the liver. 

 The liver fat is obviously not much affected in this experiment, while 

 the glycogen shows a slight increase in the antimonial fowl. 



