BL : ITS '.INI RAL I'ROI'I 



ing or immediately followii 

 canal, and thai the tissue cells nourii 



tein. It is nu« known that the amino 



thetized into blood proteins after their absorption from the <\ 

 -■in. The blood proteins are radically « I i 



tein S tbstai - \\ hich retard or «1" 



1 1 « » t alter the relationship « • n. i -> t i 1 1 «_r between tl 

 blood. This fad indicates that the Berum pi 



independent of the nitrogenoui tabolism i un- 



doubtedly maintain the viscosit blood and 



its neutrality. Attempts i" localize the 



proteins have nol 1 d successful. There rin- 



ogen is formed for the most part in the tie 



(liver . It is quite possible that the blood own | 



as <i" other t from the amino acids il co I 



THE FERMENTS AND ANTIFERMENTS OF THE BLOOD 



The blood plasma contains many Hi' the ferments * in tl. 



The nature of these ferments has been the subj< ny in> 



tions in recent years, primarily because i1 i en found I 



intimately connected with the problems of immunity. 



Among the ferments ih<- following have been demoi 1 in I 



blood: 



Proteases arc probably presenl normally in the human M 1 



in small amounts, but thej are found in largt 



blood corpuscles. A protein foreign to the body it' it 



blood ordinarily produces no untoward syi 



tion following the first by Borne days will product 



ing known as anaphylaxis. This fact has led to tl 



the injection of any foreign protein int< 



the appearance therein >>\ specific | 



the Bt range protein int<> its derival 



pov the body to produce sp< 



of much research and debate, and \ 



nanc} . for cancer, and 



phenomenon; He beli< 



ransc the ' ■•'• of p s that bril 



ferments w hose duty 

 investigators fail t.» find the 

 Abderhalden, and believe tl 

 of digesting 



