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and have further given evidence that the lymphoid tissue (either of 

 the "head-kidney" or distributed throughout the renal organs) has 

 nothing whatever to do with the suprarenal gland, either its cortex 

 or medulla. Perhaps I may be allowed once more to briefly state 

 the case as far as it is understood at present: 



The suprarenal gland of mammals consists of two 

 totally distinct parts, the cortex and the medulla, 

 which correspond respectively to the interrenal and 

 paired suprarenal bodies of Elasmobranch fishes. In 

 Teleostean fishes the known suprarenal bodies ("cor- 

 puscles of Stannius") appear to consist solely of cortex, 

 the medullary substance being absent in this order. 

 These two separate glands in Elasmobranch fishes be- 

 come combined into one organ in thehigherVertebrata, 

 though the separate portions can always be made out 

 his tologically. 



These views have not only morphological and histological con- 

 siderations to support them, but I have in addition given eleswhere 

 considerable experimental evidence in the same direction. 



Physiological Laboratory, University College 

 London, Oct. 20th, 1897. 



Personalia. 



Jena. Prof. Dr. Richard Semon ist auf seinen Antrag aus der 

 Stellung an der Universität und der anatomischen Anstalt entlassen 

 worden. 



Liiiid. Die ANDERS-RETZius-Medaille ist von der Gesellschaft 

 der schwedischen Aerzte Herrn Professor Albert von Koelliker 

 zuerteilt. Ueber die Stiftung dieser Medaille, die jedes 5. Jahr aus- 

 geteilt wird, siehe Anat. Anz., Bd. 12, 1896, No. 23. 



Anatomisclie Gesellscliaft. 



Berichtigung. 

 Im Mitglieder-Verzeichnis der Anatomischen Gesellschaft steht 

 irrtümlich Privatdocent Dr. E. Gaupp statt Professor extraordinarius. 



Abgeschlossen am 9. November 1897. 



Frnmmannsche Uuchdruckerei (Hermann 1' o h 1 e) in Jena. 



