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Influence of the Nature of the Diet on the Secretion of Bile . . 278 

 Influence of the Absorption of Bile from the Intestine 011 the quantity 



of Bile secreted 278 



The Influence of the Blood -supply on the Secretion of Bile . . 283 



The Pressure under which the Bile is secreted 286 



SECT. 3. THE PHYSICAL CHARACTERS AND THE KEACTION OF THE BILE . . 288 

 SECT. 4. ENUMERATION OF THE CONSTITUENTS OF THE BILE. THE CONSTITUENTS 



WHICH ARE SPECIFIC OF THE SECRETION 290 



SECT. 5. GrLYKOCHOLic ACID, TAUROCHOLIC ACID, HYOGLYKOCHOLIC ACID, HYO- 



TAUROCHOLIC ACID, CHENOTAUROCHOLIC ACID .... 290 



Introductory Observations . 290 



The Early History of researches on the Bile Acids .... 291 



The researches of Adolf Strecker 293 



Glykocholic Acid 294 



Hyoglykocholic Acid 299 



Taurocholic Acid 300 



Hyotaurocholic Acid 302 



Chenotaurocholic Acid 302 



SECT. 6. THE ACIDS RESULTING FROM THE DECOMPOSITION OF THE CONJUGATED 



BILE ACIDS 303 



CholalicAcid 303 



Dyslysin 307 



Hyocholalic Acid 307 



Chenocholalic Acid 308 



FellicAcid?? 308 



Choleic Acid?? 308 



SECT. 7. THE AMIDO-ACIDS WHICH RESULT FROM THE DECOMPOSITION OF THE 



CONJUGATED BILE ACIDS 308 



Glycocine 308 



Taurine 311 



SECT. 8. THE BILE COLOURING MATTERS . 313 



Historical Introduction 313 



Bilirubin 315 



Biliverdin 322 



SECT. 9. SOME DERIVATIVES OF THE NORMAL BILIARY COLOURING MATTERS . 325 



Hydrobilirubin 325 



Biliary Urobilin (?) . .327 



Bilicyanin 328 



Choletelin 329 



SECT. 10. IMPERFECTLY INVESTIGATED COLOURING MATTERS NOT PRE-EXISTENT 



IN BlLE, BUT DERIVED FROM CHROMOGENS EXISTING IN IT . . 332 



Cholohaematin . 332 



SECT. 11. THE MUCOID NUCLEO-ALBUMIN OF THE BILE 335 



SECT. 12. THE CHOLESTERIN, FATS, SOAPS, LECITHIN AND REMAINING ORGANIC 



CONSTITUENTS OF THE NORMAL BILE . 339 



