CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I. 

 ENZYMES AND THEIR ACTION . 



CHAPTER II. 

 CARBOHYDRATES 21 



, CHAPTER III. 

 SALIVARY DIGESTION 53 



CHAPTER IV. 

 PROTEINS: THEIR DECOMPOSITION AND SYNTHESIS 61 



CHAPTER V. 

 PROTEINS : THEIR CLASSIFICATION AND PROPERTIES 85 



CHAPTER VI. 

 GASTRIC DIGESTION 1 18 



CHAPTER VII. 

 FATS I3 1 



CHAPTER VIII. 

 PANCREATIC DIGESTION 14 



CHAPTER IX. 

 BILE 150 



CHAPTER X. 

 PUTREFACTION PRODUCTS 162 



CHAPTER XL 

 FECES 172 



CHAPTER XII. 

 BLOOD 182 



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