INDEX OF SUBJECTS 



613 



Asthma, 188, 240 

 Atophan, 553 



Atropine, effect of, on pancreatic secre- 

 tion, 373 

 in poisoning by choline and neurine, 



196 



Atwater-Rosa calorimeter, 571 

 Autocatalysis in oxidation of linseed oil, 



111 

 Autocatalytic formula, 528 



application of, to central ner- 

 vous phenomena, 527 

 Autocatalyzed monomolecular reaction, 



475, 477 

 reactions, 439, 524 



curve of, 475 



Autodestruction of enzymes, 425 

 Autohydrolysis, 131 

 Autolysis, 177 



Aveno saliva, heliotropic curvature, 430 

 temperature-coefficient of, 

 428 



B 



BACILLUS aminophilus intestinalis, de- 

 carboxylization of amino-acids by, 

 186 



cholerce, relative permeability in, 265 

 prodigiosus, proteolytic enzymes in, 



206, 214 

 subtilis, antagonistic salt effects of, 



321 

 Bacteria, growth of, 475, 478, 482 



curves of, 474 

 production of nitrogenous bases by, 



184 



protein metabolism of, 395 

 Bacterial spores, Arrhenius' theory of 



origin of life through, 435 

 resistance of, 282 

 Balanced solutions, 318 

 Balanus eburneus, calcium necessary for 



motility, 325 



Barium chloride as a purgative, 316 

 Basal metabolism in growth, 594 



influence of temperature on, 422 

 ratio of, to body surface, 588, 



590 



in sea-urchin eggs, 459 

 Basedow's disease, 386 

 Beeswax, 112 



Benzene administration, globulin-albu- 

 min ratio in, 341 

 membrane-formation by, 451 

 oxidation of, in diabetes, 404 

 Benzidine reaction, 362, 413 

 Benzoic acid in urine, 412, 556 

 Beri-beri, 191 

 Betaines, 189-193 

 formula, 189 

 Bicarbonates in blood, 277 



neutralizing-power of, 278 

 Bile, 231 



r Bile, channel of sulphur excretion, 560 

 -concretions, 100 

 osmotic pressure of, 261 

 -pigments in bile-concretions, 100 



in urine, 105 

 -salts, 102-105, 233 

 absorption of, 237 

 as cholagogues, 105 

 as cytolytic agents, 451, 453 

 effect of, on surface tension, 



207, 284 

 Bilirubin, 563 

 Biological individuality of blood, 356 



of tissues, 330 

 values of proteins, 584 

 Bioluminescence, 414 

 Birds, osmotic pressure of blood-sera, 261 

 Birotatiqn, 72 



Birth-weight, energy consumed in doub- 

 ling, 593 



Biuret-reaction, 149 

 with pituitrin, 199 

 with proteins, 123 



Blastula stage in sea-urchin eggs, 462 

 Blood, absorption spectrum of, 350 

 alkali reserve of, 273, 279 

 amino-acids in, 337 

 ammonia in, 337 

 benzidine reaction for, 362 

 bicarbonates in, 277 

 biological individuality of, 356 

 chemical composition of, 337 



detection of, 361 

 coagulation of, 342, 348 

 composition of, 335 

 cytolytic power of foreign, 453 

 defibrinated, 336 

 glucose content of, 337 

 guaiacum test for, 362 

 hemin test for, 362 

 phosphates in, 277 

 photographic spectrum of, 350 

 identification of species of, 362 

 platelets, 337, 344 

 protein salts in, 277 

 serum albumin, 339 

 specific gravity of, 337 

 titratable alkalinity of, 273 

 urea in, 337 



Blood-pressure, effect of amines on, 186 

 Blood-serum, proteins in, 339 

 Bodily heat, 568 



surface and basal metabolism, 588, 



590 



temperature, regulation of, 540 

 Boiling point of water, elevation of, by 



dissolved substances, 259 

 Bolina, 426 

 Brain, phospholipine, 114 



ratio of weight of; to body weight, 



517 



Bright's disease, 96 

 i British infants, growth of, 476 

 Bromelin, 214 

 a-Brom-iso-capronyl chloride, 141 



