CONTENTS. xiii 



MECHANISM OF BILE SECRETION. 

 BY D. NOEL PATON. 



Mode of Formation of Bile Constituents Water Inorganic Salts Nueleo- 

 Proteid Bile Acids Bile Pigments Cholesterin Lecithin, etc. Influence 

 of Various Factors on the Secretion of Bile Flow of Blood Food 

 Pressure of other Organs Nerves Chemical Substances General Con- 

 clusions ............ page 55^ 



THE CHEMISTEY OF THE URINE. 

 BY F. GOWLAND HOPKINS. 



Hippuric Acid ; Amido- Acids Proteids The Aromatic Substances The- 

 Carbohydrates Glycuroiiic Acid and its Conjugated Compounds Oxalic Acid 

 Acids and Oxyacids of the Fatty Series Colour of the Urine and the 

 Chemistry of its Pigments : The Preformed Pigments of Normal Urine ; 

 Chromogenic Substances ; The Pigmentation of Pathological Urine The In- 

 organic Constituents General Characteristics of the Organic Urinary Com- 

 pounds Comparative Chemistry of the Urine .... page 570 



THE MECHANISM OF THE SECRETION OF URINE. 

 BY ERNEST H. STARLING. 



Theories of Urinary Secretion Theory of Bowman Theory of Ludwig Secretion 

 of Water Methods The Concentration of the Urine Heidenhain's Criticism 

 of the Theory of Ludwig Experiments of Nussbaum Experiments of Ribbert 

 Experiments of Bradford The Influence of the Nervous System on the 

 Secretion of Urine page 639- 



THE MECHANISM OF THE SECRETION OF MILK. 

 BY E. A. SCHAFER. 



General Considerations Influence of the Nervous System Action of Pilocarpine- 

 and Atropine Influence of Diet Place of Formation of the Organic Con- 

 stituents Manner in which the Secreted Materials pass out of the Cells 

 Mechanism of the Discharge of Milk page 662. 



SECRETION AND ABSORPTION BY THE SKIN. 

 BY E. WAYMOUTH REID. 



Chemical Nature of Skin Secretions The Secretion of Sweat ElectroiMotive- 

 Phenomena in Skin Glands Absorption by the Skin of Man Of Lower 

 Mammals Of the Frog . page 669- 



