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9. Physiological Action of Adrenaline - - 96 



a. Action on the Circulatory System - - 96 



b. Action on other Organs containing Involuntary Muscle, 



and on Glands - - 97 



c. Action on Carbohydrate Metabolism - - 99 



d. Toxic Action - - 100 



10. The Physiological Action of Dextro- and of Racemic Adrena- 



line - - 100 



11. Physiological Methods of Estimating Adrenaline - 101 



CHAPTER VII. 



BASES OF UNKNOWN CONSTITUTION - 106 



SECTION 



1. Spermine - 106 



2. Bases from Muscle - 107 



3. Bases from Urine - 107 



4. Putrefaction Bases - 108 



5. The Active Principle of the Pituitary Body - 108 



6. Vitamine, Oryzanin, Torulin - 1 1 1 



7. Sepsine - - 113 



8. Secretine - 114 



CHAPTER VIII. (APPENDIX.) 



PRACTICAL CHEMICAL METHODS AND DETAILS - 116 



A. General Methods for the Separation and Isolation of Bases - 1 16 



B. Special Methods. Properties of Individual Bases and of their 



Salts - - 124 



Bases of Chapter I. - 124 



Bases of Chapter II. - 135 



Bases of Chapter III. - 141 



Bases of Chapter IV. - - 150 



Bases of Chapter V. - 1 5 7 



BIBLIOGRAPHY - 167 



INDEX -213 



