Aminoaciduria 



JACOB ROSENBLOOM 



PITTSBURGH 



Traces of amino acids are normally found in the urine, but under cer- 

 tain pathological conditions they are found in large quantities. As the 

 liver converts amino acids into the urea we should expect that in diseases 

 of the liver there would be an increased urinary excretion of amino acids 

 in the urine. In acute yellow atrophy, phosphorus poisoning, gout, pneu- 

 monia, especially during absorption of the exudate, in diabetes and in 

 leukemia the amino acids of the urine are markedly increased. 



The following table shows the amounts of amino acid nitrogen found 

 by various investigators : 



475 



