CHAPTER II 



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THE ADRENALS 



IN the endocrine republic, the presidency must, 

 I think, be accorded to the suprarenal glands. 

 (If they are entirely removed death occurs in two 

 or three days. Death eventually comes after 

 complete removal of the thyroids, the para- 

 thyroids, and the pituitaries, but not so rapidly.) 

 The suprarenal secretion seems to be the active 

 agent that enables us to meet successfully the 

 great emergencies of life and to promote the rapid 

 response to their demands that safety needs. 

 It is the automatic activator of the whole sym- 

 pathetic system. If, further, Professor Sajous' 

 contention is proved, viz. that the physiological 

 function of the internal secretion of the adrenals 

 is loosely to combine with the oxygen of the air 

 in the pulmonary alveoli, and to endow the blood 

 with its oxygenizing properties, it takes a still 

 higher place in the animal hierarchy. 



As an introduction to suprarenal therapy, I will 

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