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It will be observed that instead of showing the usual 

 steady fall, the nitrogen output is increased during the 

 three days of feeding on aminoacids. 



Case II. — This patient, a man, was fed ss follows, 

 the daily output of nitrogen in the urine being also 

 shown : — 



As the accompanying chart shows, the absorption and 

 output of nitrogen are very considerably increased when 

 the milk has been digested with pancreatic extract for 

 twenty-four hours. The increased absorption, as usual, 

 does not increase the output for about twenty-four 

 hours. 



