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[Experiment I: Dog’s Organs.] 




Gelb and Control. I per cent daboia venom. I per cent crotalus venom. 
Liver, Contains separated and | Marked agglutination and clearing of fluid; | Slight agglutination; no solution 
3 hours. united liver cells; few complete disappearance of cell outlines of cells, but only swelling with 
free granules and cre- and forms. Only ground substance con- indistinctness of cell outlines. 
nated red corpuscles. taining numerous refractive granules re- Nuclei invisible. 
mains. No nuclei visible. 
Kidney, | Cells much broken; few | Marked agglutination and clarification of | Slight agglutination; granules 
3 hours. complete cells; many emulsion; no complete cells visible; ground partly dissolved; individual 
free nuclei and gran- substance granular. Glomerular blood cells visible; glomerular blood 
ules. Some complete dissolved and cells cleared; nuclei of capil- dissolved; capillary walls and 
tubules and glomeruli. laries distinct. nuclei distinct. 
Testis, | Testicular cells and sper- | Marked agglutination; complete disappear- | Slight agglutination; complete 
3 hours. matozoa_ well pre- ance of cell-bodies; occasional sperma- disintegration of testicular 
served; few free gran- tozoa and refractive granules remain. cells; large numbers of free 
ules. Agglutination masses show no preserved nuclei visible; spermatozoa 
cells. little altered. 
[Experiment II: Guinea-pig’s Organs.] 
Liver, Cells chiefly in smaller | Marked agglutination; clearing of fluid; cell }| Slight agglutination. Only swell- 
3 hours. and larger groups; nu- protoplasm clear; nuclei distinct. Ground ing of cells; otherwise un- 
clei obscured; many substance in which cell outlines are indis- altered. 
granules and crenated tinctly visible show granules and fat. 
red corpuscles. 
Kidney, | Cells much broken up; | Marked agglutination and clearing. Nearly | Slight agglutination; swelling of 
3 hours. many free granules and complete disappearance of cells and gran- cell protoplasm and imper- 
nuclei; some ‘red cor- ules; indistinct free nuclei; glomerular fect solution of granules; nu- 
puscles and glomeruli. blood, capillary walls and nuclei distinct. clei indistinct. 
Testis, Testicular cells perfectly | Marked agglutination; emulsion cleared. | Very slight agglutination; cells 
3 hours. preserved; numerous Loss of cell outlines and nuclei. Sperma- have lost refraction; are finely 
preserved spermatozoa; tozoa little altered, but entangled in clear granular and present eroded 
very few free granules. ground substance. appearance; spermatozoa 
swollen; many free granules. 
[Experiment III: Rabbit’s Organs.] 
Liver, Very few free cells; many | Marked agglutination and clearing; cell | Slight agglutination; cells co- 
3 hours. small groups of cells; clumps show very indistinct outlines; nu- alesced, but outlines can still 
many red corpuscles. merous granules; occasional visible nuclei be made out; no solution of 
in cells. granules; nuclei invisible. 
Kidney, | Many complete cells and | Marked agglutination; almost complete dis- | Moderate agglutination; al- 
3 hours. tubules; numerous free appearance of all cells; few granules re- most no solution, but gran- 
granules and red cor- main; nuclei invisible. Whole tubules ules remain. Cells swollen 
puscles. very indistinct. and granular; nuclei more or 
less visible. 
[Experiment IV: Rat’s Organs.] 
Liver, Cells in small groups; | Agglutination; emulsion clear; cells coa- | Slight agglutination; swelling of 
3 hours. many disintegrated lesced; outlines gone; granules largely dis- cells; few outlines remain; 
cells; free granules, nu- solved; nuclei indistinct, but in part free. granules remain; nuclei in- 
clei and red corpuscles. visible. 
Kidney, | Individual cells and al- | Marked agglutination; almost complete dis- | Slight agglutination; cells swol- 
3 hours. most complete tubules; appearance of cells. Complete tubules len, but no solution; gran- 
few free granules and show indistinctness of outlines and solu- ules remain; cells appear 
red corpuscles. tion of cell granules. Glomeruli cleared. eroded. 
Testis, Cells well preserved; nu- | Marked agglutination; almost complete dis- | Marked agglutination; cells 
3 hours. merous spermatozoa; appearance of cells; ground substance granular and eroded, but no 
few free granules. contains large numbers of twisted sper- solution; nuclei indistinct; 
matozoa. spermatozoa preserved. 
[Experiment V: Sheep’s Organs.] 
Liver, Cells in separate state and | No agglutination; cells swollen and granules | Almost unchanged. 
3 hours. small groups; outlines partially dissolved; nuclei more visible; 
sharp and _ distinct; free granules partially dissolved. 
granules numerous; nu- 
P clei usually invisible. 
Kidney, | Imperfectly separated; | Slight agglutination; almost complete solu- | Partial solution of cells; many 
3 hours. cells much broken; tion of cells, leaving only granules and granules and free nuclei re- 


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some free granules and 
nuclei; some glomeruli. 
occasional nuclei; glomeruli cleared; out- 
lines of capillaries and nuclei visible. 
main. Glomeruli partially 
cleared. 

