Caiboliytlrate .Metjib«»lisiii in lelatioii to the Thyroid (ihuid liO 



Itj 10. KflViTcil to in tigs, as Kxp. N 1 . wt. uf ml loj ;,'nii.. iriiip. of room MJ'. 

 HJ/IO. Ni>. l3.-)Knn., .. lUo . 



20/10. „ „ .\3. ,. i:{.-,gnii., „ 10 5°. 



Fed with half lobe of fresh sheep's thyroid from •21/10 to 2o 10, morning 

 and I'vening, in addition to brciid and nnlk. and on morning of 26/10 at 

 S.4.') a.m. ( )bservations made on — 



26/ 10. Referred to in fig.s. as E\\). Th. .'). wt. of rat 1 20 grin., temp, of room 1 6'. 



Thyroid-feeding discontinued after 2(5/1 0, .S.40 a.m. Fed with bread 

 and milk as usual. Observation made on — 



27 !»). Referred to in tigs, as Exp. R I , wt. of rat 120 grm., temp, of room 16'. 



Rat 1. Second Series. — From 2S/10 to 24/1 1 fed as de.scribed above. 

 No observations on metabolism. Same method of feedinir continued, and 

 observations made on — 



25/1 1 . Referred to in tigs, as Exp. X 1 , wt. of rat 160 grm.. temp, of room IH". 

 26/11. „ „ X2, „ 160 grm., „ !><«. 



Fed with h grm. dried sheep's thyroid, in addition to bread and milk, 

 on 26/11, at 6 p.m., and twice daily from 27/11 to 1/12 and on 2/12 at 

 S.4o a.m. (Observations made on — 



1/12. Referred to in tigs. as-Exp. Th.o, wt. of rat 150 grm., temp, of room 16°. 

 2/12. „ „ Th.G, „ 150 grm.. „ 17°. 



Rat 2.— From 7/10 till 20/10 fed as described above in detail. No 

 observations made. Same method of feeding continued, and observations 

 made on — 



21/10. Referred to in figs, as Exp. Nl, wt. of rat 140 grm.. temp, of room 17°. 

 23/10. „ „ N2, „ 135 grm., „ 16°. 



Fed with half lobe of fre.sh sheep's thyroid on 27/10 at 5 p.m., 2S/10 at 

 8.45 a.m. and (i p.m., with I grm. of dried thyroid gland on 29/10, 30/10, 

 and 31/10, at 'S.45 a.m. and 6 p.m., in addition to bread and milk. Obser- 

 vations were made on — 



29/10. Referred to in figs, as Exp. Th.2, wt. of rat 1 20 grm., temp, of room 16°. 

 30/10. „ „ Th.3, „ 125 grm., „ 14\ 



31/10. „ „ Th.4, „ 115 grm., „ Uo\ 



Thyroid-feeding discontinued from morning of 1/11. Fed as usual witli 

 bread and milk. Observations made on — 

 2/11.^ Referred to in figs, as Exp. R2, wt. of rat 115 grm., temp, of room 17°. 



Rat 3.— From 5/11 to 15/11 fed as described above. No observations 

 made. Same method of feeding continued, and observations made on— 

 16/11. Referred to in figs, as Exp. Nl, wt. of rat 155 grm., temp, of room 15-5°. 

 17/11. „ „ N2, „ 155 grm., „ 17°. 



18/11. „ „ N3, „ 155 grm., „ 16°. 



1 For three hours only, from 10.40 a.m. to 1.40 p.m. 



