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Carbonates, 193; Sodium, Potassium, Calcium and Magnesium, 193; Patho- 

 logical Constituents of the Urine, 193. 



CHAPTER XII 



METABOLISM 



General, 194; Protein Metabolism, 195; Amount of Protein Required. 

 Nitrogen Balance, 197; Carbohydrate Metabolism, 203; Sources of Gly- 

 cogen, 209; Metabolism of Fats, 211; Metabolism of Inorganic Material, 

 213; Energy Exchange, 214; Utilization of Alcohol by the Body, 220; 

 Starvation, 220; Unknown Food Constituents. Vitamins, 221; Body Tem- 

 perature, 225; Influence of Organs of Internal Secretion, 225. 



PART II 

 LABORATORY WORK 



Materials, 228; General Laboratory Instructions, 234. 



CHAPTER I 



STANDARD ACID AND ALKALI 



Physical Chemistry Calibration of Volumetric Apparatus, 236; Nor- 

 inul Acid and Alkali, 236; Oxalic Acid Method, 237; Sodium Carbonate 

 Method, 238; Preparation of N/10 Acid, 239; Preparation of a Standard 

 Alkali, 240; Kjeldahl Method for Nitrogen Determination, 241; Indicators, 

 244; Catalysis, 244; Colloids, 245; Solation and Gelation, 245; Imbibition, 

 245; Dialysis, 245; Suspensoids and Emulsoids, 245; Reversibility, 245; 

 Diffusion, 245; Absorption, 246. 



CHAPTER II 



DETECTION OF THE ELEMENTS AND OF INORGANIC SALTS 

 Carbon, 247; Hydrogen, 247; Oxygen, 247; Nitrogen, 248; Sulphur, 

 248'; Preparation of Muscle Extract, 248; Muscle Residue, 249; Biood 

 Serum, 249; Bone, 250; Tests for Inorganic Materials, 250; Chlorides, 250; 

 Sulphates, 251; Phosphates, 251; Carbonates, 251; Calcium, 251; Mag- 

 nesium, 251; Iron, 252; Sodium, 252; Potassium, 253. 



CHAPTER III 

 CARBOHYDRATES 



Monosaccharides, 254 ; Dextrose, 254 ; Benedict 's Qualitative Reagent 

 for Sugar, 255; Levulose, 258; Galactose, 259; Arabinose, 259; Disac- 



