INDEX OF SUBJECTS. 



997 



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Urine, volatile fatty acids of, . .615 

 ,, water of, secretion of, 641, 644, 647, 



656 

 ,, xanthine bases of. See Xanthine 



bases. 



Urobilin, . . 388, 474, 620, 628, 629 



,, physiological relations of, . 622 



,, properties of, ... 621 



,, separation of, . . . 620 



,, spectrum of, . . . . 621 



Urochrome, . . . . .618, 629 



,, physiological relations of, . 620 



,, preparation of, . . . 619 



,, properties of, . .619 



Urochloralic acid, .... 614 



Uroerythrin, . .618, 623, 628, 629 



,, properties of, . . 623 



,, separation of, . . . 623 



,, spectrum of, . . . 625 



Urorosein, ...... 628 



VAGUS NERVE, influence of, on gastric se- 

 cretion, 537, 

 539 

 ,, pancreatic 



secretion, 548 

 Valerianic acid, .... 470, 471 



Valeric acid, ..... 34 



Varnishing, effects of, . . . .727 



Vaso-constrictor nerves of kidney, . 646 

 ,, ,, ,, salivary glands, 



479, 504 



Vaso-dilator nerves of kidney, . .646 



,, ,, ,, salivary glands, . 479, 



482, 504 



Vasomotor control of temperature, . 854 

 Vegetable albumin, leucine, and tyros- 



ine from, .... 425 



alkaloids, ... 34, 60 



,, ferments, coagulating, . . 334 



,, ,, diastatic . . 51 



proteolytic, 51, 54, 330, 



403 



,, food in diet, . . . 472 

 gums, . . . . 14, 16 



,, proteids, . . .49, 51, 53 

 ,, ,, crystalline, . 27, 43 



,, digestibility of, . 51, 



333, 440 



,, ,, glutamic acid from, 426 



,, ,, as poisons, . . 55 



,, vitellin, . . .52, 53, 54 



Vella fistula, .... 368, 555 



Venom of snakes. See Snake venom. 

 Venous blood, fibrin from, . . . 167 

 gases of, . 154, 760, 762 

 ,, haemoglobin of, . .185 



,, jecorin of, . . .160 



,, sugar of, . . .158 



Veratrin, influence of, on body tem- 

 perature, ...... 821 



Vermes, haemoglobin of, . . .187 



,, respiratory exchange of, . . 702 



Vernix caseosa, .... 674, 675 



Vertebrata, hemoglobin of . . . 186 



,, skin secretions of, . . 669 



Viperine, ...... 56 



Visual purple, . . . . .122 



Vital action, . . . 276, 283, 284 



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Vital capacity, 750 



Vitellin, . . . . . 52, 69 

 ,, vegetable, ... 52, 53 

 ,, coagulation temperature of, . 43 

 ,, mechanical precipitation of, . 43 



Vitelloses, 50 



Vitreous humour, . . . .122 



,, mucinogen of, ... 62 

 ,, mucoid of, . . .63 



,, percentage of fat in, . . 17 



WAIIM-BLOODED animals, temperature 



of, 787, 788 



Water 1, 76 



,, absorption of, . . 433, 685, 689 



,, in coagulation, . . . 319 



, , extracting power, . . 270, 277 



,, in fermentation processes, . 319 



,, ,, fluids of body, . 127,128,129, 



153, 157, 183, 347, 559, 



641, 644, 647, 656 



,, ,, organs, . . 82, 85, 88, 95, 96 

 ,, ,, prote id decomposition, . 28, 29 

 ,, ,, tissues, . Ill, 113, 115, 121, 127, 



128, 129 



Wax, of bees, 20 



,, Chinese, 20 



Waxy degeneration, .... 74 

 Weber's test for indicanuria, . . 628 

 Weidel's reaction, . . . .598 



Weyl's reaction, 599 



Whartonian jelly, . . . .62 

 Wheat, proteids of, ... 53, 54 



Whey, 134 



proteids, 139 



White of egg. See Egg white. 



Witches' milk, . . . " . .127 



Wood gum, ...... 16 



Wool, fat, 675 



skeletin of, 72 



Work, influence of, on alkalinity of 



blood, . 144 



,, ,, ,, metabolism, . 911 



,, ,, ,, muscle gly- 



cogen, . 105 

 ,, ,, ,, number of 



corpuscles, 150 

 ,, ,, ,, respiratory 



exchange, . 715 

 Worth of blood corpuscles, . . .152 



XANTHINE, 60, 596 



,, of blood plasma, . . 160 



,, ,, nervous tissues, . . 116 



,, from nuclein, . . 66, 67 



of organs, . 85, 86, 87, 88, 92, 



93, 98, 100, 101, 111 



,, bases of nucleins, . . 65, 66 

 ,, ,, properties of, . . 597 



,, ,, relation of, to uric acid, 67, 



596 



,, ,, tests for, . . .598 



,, ,, of urine, . . . 596 



,, ,, ,, amount of, 597, 598 



,, ,, ,, ,, estimation of, . 597 



,, ,, ,, ,, separation of, . 597 



Xantho-creatiniue, . . .60, 101 



Xantho-proteic acid, .... 34 



