INDEX 



Abderhalden's experiments, on nitrog- 

 enous equilibrium and body weight, 

 123, 124, 125. 



Absorption, of alcohol, 297. 



distribution after, 299. 



of carbohydrates, 249. 



effect on, of alkalies, 318. 



of calcium, 318. 



of water, 291. 



of fat from the intestine, 194. 



changes in fats during, 196. 



emulsification, 200. 



factors in, bile, 198. 



pancreatic secretion, 197. 



in fat metabolism, paths of, 196. 



synthesis of fats during, 196. 



in fat metabolism of stomach, 190. 



of magnesium, 323. 



of vitamins, 347. 

 Acapnia, 741. 

 Acclimitization, 907. 



Acetates, effect of, on metabolism, 726. 



Acetone bodies in the blood, 449. 



Acid-alkali metabolism, effect on, of 

 anesthetics, general, chloroform and 

 ether, 762. 



of antipyretics, 771. 



of mercury, 756. 



of opiates, 766. 



Acid-base equilibrium, and blood poi- 

 sons, 744. 



effect on, of arsenic, 754. 

 of phosphorus, 750. 



Acidosis, alkalies treatment of, 734. 



of anesthesia, 734. 



cause of, 458. 



definition of, 733. 

 of diabetes, 734. 



in diarrheal attacks of infants, al- 

 kaline treatment for, 735. 



intravenous injection of sodium bi- 

 carbonate for, 792. 



of nephritis, 735. 



retention, 735. 



Acids, effects of, on metabolism, 733. 

 Acids or acid-forming foods, prolonged 



administration of, 334. 

 Aoromegaly, effect on, of pituitary 



gland substances, 785. 



Adamkiewiez-Hopkins-Cole reaction of 

 proteins, 98. 



Adenase, distribution of, 156. 



Adenine, 137, 138. 



Adrenalin, influence of, on blood sugar, 

 258. 



Adrenals, and sympathetic system, in- 

 fluence of on glycogenolysis, glyco- 

 genesis and glucolysis, 257. 



Age, influence of, on basal metabolism, 

 612. 



of infants from two weeks to 



one year, 646. 



- old, See Old Age. 



Agglutination test for transfusion, 835. 



method of performing, 833. 

 Air, combustion and respiration of, 

 Boerhaave (1668-1738), 11. 



-Kobert Boyle (1621-1679), 8. 

 -Hales, Stephen (1677-1761), 11. 



John Mayow (1640-1679), 9. 



-Stahl (1660-1734), 11. 

 -Willis (1621-1675), 11. 



dephlogisted, 16. 



"eminently respirable" of Lavoisier, 

 or oxygen, 22. 



fire, of Scheele, 17. 



fixed, 15. 



' Lavoisier, 22. 



in history of metabolism, Robert 

 Boyle, 8. 



inflammable, or hydrogen, 15, 23. 



outdoor, analysis of, 541. 



residual, or nitrogen gas, 16. 



spoiled, or nitrogen, of Scheele, 17. 

 Air analyzers, Haldane's method, 540. 

 Air currents, cooling power of, at dif- 

 ferent velocities, 604. 



Air movements, effects of, 902. 



Alanin, 84, 107. 



Albumin, 428. 



Albumins, 82. 



Albuminoids, 83. 



Alcohol, absorption of, 297. 



combustion of, 300. 



in diabetes, 301. 



distribution of, after absorption, 299, 



effect of, on metabolism, 764. 

 carbohydrate, 764. 



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