EFFECTS OF THIRST — ALBINO RATS 



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TABLE 3 

 Based on table 2 and on table 1 — for complete inanition. The percentage losses are 

 given in three groups and in a regularhj descending order for the series subjected 

 to acute thirst.' In the series for chronic thirst, and in the one rat after complete 

 inanition, the losses are entered in the same order as in the acute-thirst series. 

 In the last two series the values do not decrease regidarly, but the arrangement 

 facilitates comparison betiveen the several series 



ACUTE THIRST CHRONIC THIRST 



COMPLETE 

 INANITION 



Organs showing a loss in weight greater than that of the entire body 



Loss of weight for entire body .... 

 Organ or part 



Thymus 



Remainder 



Spleen 



Parotid glands 



Pancreas 



Submaxillary glands 



Lungs 



Liver 



Stomach and intestines (filled) 



per cent 



36.1 



-78.1 

 -72.7 



-66. n 



-57.6 

 -53.1 

 -47.1 

 -44.0 

 -37.0 

 -36.4 



per cent 



52.4 



-90.0 

 -88.8 

 -73.3 

 -69.7 

 -52.7 

 -64.5 

 -51.5 

 -55.3 

 -28.3 



per cent 



47.2 



-77. S 

 -62.9 

 -67.6 

 -58.6 

 -63.3 

 -52.7 

 -53.0 

 -52.4 



Organs showing a percentage loss in weight less than that for the entire body- 

 but more than half as great 



Organ or part 



Musculature 



Integument 



Heart 



Visceral group 



Epididymides 



Stomach and intestines (empf>vO. 



Thyroid 



Kidneys 



Suprarenals 



Humerus Femur 



-61.2 

 -47.0 

 -46.3 

 -42.2 

 -64.8 

 -31.8 

 -33.1 

 -31.4 

 -27.1 

 -12.1 



-39.2 

 -42.5 

 -42.6 

 -38.7 

 -55.8 

 -20.3 

 -41.7 

 -30.5 

 -16.6 



Organs showing a percentage loss in weight less than half that for the entire body 



Organ or part 



Testes 



Cartilaginous skeleton 



Eyeballs 



Ligamentous skeleton. 

 Hypophysis. 



Brain 



Spinal cord , 



-36.9 

 -34.1 

 -13.0 



+8.3 



-7.6 



-16.7 



