CONTENTS 



PART I 



INTEODUCTOEY 



Object and Importance of Physiological Chemistry, 17; Protoplasm, 18; 

 Material Bases, 19. 



CHAPTEE I 



PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY IN ITS EELATIONS TO PHYSIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY 



Importance, 21; Osmotic Pressure, 21; Electrical Properties of Solu- 

 tions, 23; H-ion Concentration, 23; Titratable Acidity, 25; Colloidal Solu- 

 tions, 28; Classification and Properties of Colloids, 29; Tyndall's Phe- 

 nomenon, 30 ; Electrical Properties of Colloids, 31 ; Methods of Precipitating 

 Colloids, 32 ; Absorption Surface Tension, 33 ; Imbibition, 34. 



CHAPTEE II 



ELEMENTS, INORGANIC MATERIALS, WATER 



Elements Found in the Body, 35; Importance not Determined by 

 Amount Present, 35; Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulphur and 

 Phosphorus, 36; Sodium, Potassium, Calcium, Magnesium and Iron, 38; 

 Chlorine, Iodine, Fluorine, etc., 40; Water, 40. 



CHAPTEE III 



CARBOHYDRATES 



Composition, Occurrence, General Function, 41 ; Structure of the Car- 

 bohydrates, 41 ; Optical Activity, 42 ; Classification of Carbohydrates, 48 ; 

 Origin and Synthesis, 49; Interconversion of Carbohydrates, 51; Combina- 

 tion of Carbohydrates with One Another, and with Other Substances, 52; 

 Behavior with Strong Alkalies, 52; Behavior with Acids, 53; Oxidation of 

 Carbohydrates, 54; Eeduction of Carbohydrates, 57; Formation of Osa- 

 zones, 57; The Molisch Test, 58; Fermentation Enzymes, 59; Nomencla- 

 ture and Classification, 62 ; Specific Nature, 63 ; Influence of Temperature, 

 64; Effect of Chemical Eeaction, 64; Eeversibility, 65; Active and Inactive 



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