THE RESPIRATORY FUNCTION OF THE BLOOD 



The Respiratory Function of the Blood. By "Joseph Barcroft, M.J., B.Sc, 

 F.R.S. Fellow of King's College^ Cambridge. 



Royal Svo. pp. x+320. With a plate and 156 text-figures. Price 18;. net 



" At one time," says the author, " most of my leisure was spent in 

 boats. In them I learned what little I know of research, not of technique 

 or of physiology, but of the qualities essential to those who would venture 



Fig 133. — View of Matterhorn from the Capanna Margherita at sunset 



beyond the visible horizon. The story 01 my physiological 'ventures' 

 will be found in the following pages." 



The book is divided into three parts — I. The Chemistry of Haemoglobin^ 

 II. The Passage of Oxygen to and from the Blood, III. The Dissociation Curve 

 considered as an '■^Indicator" of the ^^ Reaction" of the Blood. A specially 

 interesting portion is that which deals with the effect of exercise and of 

 altitude on the action of the blood. 



"The investigation of the respiratory function of the blood is one of the most 

 difficult and yet one of the most interesting lines of physiological research, and 

 Dr Bancroft's volume is worthy of the subject. His work along these lines is already 

 well known, but the issue of it in book form is a welcome addition to the literature of 



the subject The volume is more than a mere chronicle of experiments performed by 



the author and his colleagues, though considered from this aspect alone the results are 

 indeed valuable. To the specialist in this branch it provides much matter of far- 

 reaching importance, and contains many valuable suggestions for further research." — 

 The Scotsman 



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