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for as long as eight hours and shows no tendency to in- 

 creased acidity. When the thyroid, spleen, testicles, 

 kidneys, uterus, stomach or intestines, in short when 

 any other organ than the adrenals, the liver or the 



A. 



Section of normal cere- 

 bellum of a dog. 



B. 



Section of cerebellum 

 of a dog after double 

 adrenalectomy. 



C. 



Section of cerebellum 

 of a dog after double 

 adrenalectomy followed 

 by injections of sodium 

 bicarbonate. 



FIG. 83. THE PROTECTIVE EFFECT ON THE BRAIN-CELLS OF A DOG OF 

 INJECTIONS OF AN ALKALI AFTER DOUBLE ADRENALECTOMY. 



Note the disintegration and disappearance of Purkinje cells in B and the 

 normal intact condition of the Purkinje cells in C. This and the following 

 figure demonstrate the neutralizing function of the adrenals. 



(From photomicrographs, X 310.) 



pancreas is removed, there is no tendency to immedi- 

 ate acidosis. Apparently, therefore, only the liver, the 

 adrenals and the pancreas are principally engaged in 

 the preservation of the normal alkaline reaction of the 

 body fluids. The respiratory system eliminates the 



