INDEX 



373 



St. Martin, Alexis, 153 

 Stomach, absorption in. 173 



digestion in, 152-161 



importance of, 152 



why not digested, 161 

 Succus entericus, 162, 168 

 Sucrose, (See Saccharose) 

 Sugar in blood, 203 

 Sugar center in brain, 204 

 Sugar tolerance, 207 

 Sulphates, detection of, 38 



in urine, 191 

 Sulphur, 36 



in proteins, test for, 103 

 Suprarenals, and blood sugar, 205 



T 



Teeth, composition of, 138 

 Temperance of body, control of, 



225 



Temporary glycosuria, 208 

 Thymus, and metabolism, 227 

 Thyroid, and metabolism, 226 



contains iodine, 40 

 Triolein, distribution, 87 

 Tripalmitin, distribution, 86 

 Tristearin, properties, 86 

 Trypsin, 164 

 Trypsinogen, 164 

 Tryptophane, body's need of, 201 



destruction of, by bacteria, 170 



in Adamkiewicz test, 102 

 Tyndall's phenomenon, 30 

 Tvrosine, bacterial destruction of, 

 170 



in Millon's test, 102 



need of, 201 



U 



Unoxidized sulphur, test for, 38 

 Urea, 182-184 



physiological action of, 184 



sources of, 183 

 Urease, 183 

 Uric acid, 184-187 



endogenous, 186 



exogenous, 186 



sources of, 185 



variations in disease, 187 

 Uricase, missing in man, 186 



Urine, 176-193 



ammonia in, 188 



carbonates in, 193 



chlorides in, 190 



color and transparency of, 178 



consistency of, 179 



creatine and creatinine in, 188- 

 190 



fermentation of, 180 



hippuric acid in, 187 



odor of, 179 



optical activity of, 180 



pathological constituents of, 193 

 (See Index of Laboratory 

 Work) 



phosphates in, 191 



reaction of, 181 



reducing power, 180 



sediments, 178 



specific gravity of, 179 



sulphates in, 191 



taste of, 179 



total solids in, 179 



toxic properties of, 181 



urea in, 182-184 



uric acid in, 184-187 



volume of, 177 

 Urobilin, source, 167 

 Urochrome, 178 



Value of- physiological chemistiy, 



18 



Vegetables, as foodstuffs, 134 

 Vitamines, 221-225 

 Vitellin, 116 

 Vividiffusion, 196 



W 



Water, 19, 40 



absorbed in large intestine, 175 

 Waxes, 81 

 Work, and nitrogen excretion, 200 



Xanthine, 186 

 Xanthoproteic test, 102 

 Xylose, 48 



Zein in diet, 201 



