10 CONTENTS. 



Nerves and lymphatics of the liver Mechanism of the secretion and dis- 

 charge of bile Secretion of bile from venous or arterial blood Quantity 

 of bile Variations in the flow of the bile Influence of the nervous system 

 on the secretion of bile Discharge of bile from the gall-bladder, Page 232 



CHAPTER IX. 



EXCEETOEY FUNCTION OF THE LIVEE. 



General properties of the bile Composition of the bile Biliary salts Tauro- 

 cholate of soda Glycocholate of soda Origin of the biliary salts Choles- 

 terine Process for the extraction of cholesterine Biliverdine Tests for 

 bile Test for biliverdine Test for the biliary salts Pettenkofer's test 

 Excretory function of the liver Origin of cholesterine Experiments 

 showing the passage of cholesterine into the blood as it circulates through 

 the brain Analyses of venous blood from the two sides of the body in 

 cases of hemiplegia Elimination of cholesterine by the liver Analyses 

 showing accumulation of cholesterine in the blood in certain cases of 

 organic disease of the liver Cholestersemia, 258 



CHAPTER X. 



PEODTTCTION OF 8UGAE IN THE LIYEE. 



Evidences of a glycogenic function in the liver Processes for the determination 

 of sugar Fehling's test for sugar Examination of the blood of the portal 

 system for sugar Inosite Examination of the blood of the hepatic veins 

 for sugar Does the liver contain sugar during life ? Characteristics of 

 liver-sugar Mechanism of the production of sugar by the liver Glyco- 

 genic matter Process for the extraction of glycogenic matter Variations 

 in the glycogenic function Production of sugar in foetal life Influence of 

 digestion and of different kinds of food on glycogenesis Influence of the 

 nervous system, etc., on glycogenesis Artificial diabetes Influence of the 

 inhalation of anaesthetics and irritating vapors on glycogenesis Destina- 

 tion of sugar Alleged production of fat by the liver Changes in the 

 albuminoid and the corpuscular elements of the blood in their passage 

 through the liver, 295 



CHAPTER XL 



THE DUCTLE8S GLANDS. 



Probable office of the ductless glands Anatomy of the spleen Fibrous struc- 

 ture of the spleen (trabeculse) Malpighian bodies Spleen-pulp Vessels 

 and nerves of the spleen Some points in the chemical constitution of the 



