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CIRCULATING FLUIDS 



2. Special chemistry of tlie blood. 



Proximate constituents of the blood. 



The blood is a fluid of a very complicated nature, and has 

 been proved to include the following constituents in man and 

 in certain mammalia : 



Protein-compounds 



Water, 

 r Fibrin. 



Colouring matters 



Fats 



■< Albumen. 

 L Globulin, 

 f Hiematin. 

 L Hsemaphaein. 



f Alcohol-extract. 

 Spirit-extract. 

 Water-extract. 

 'Cholesterin. 

 Serolin. 

 < Red and white solid fats, containing phosphorus. 

 Margaric acid. 

 ^Oleic acid. 

 Iron (peroxide.) 

 f Albuminate of soda. 

 Phosphates of Ume, magnesia, and soda. 

 Sulphate of potash. 



Salts •{ Carbonates of lime, magnesia, and soda. 



Chlorides of sodium and potassium. 

 Lactate of soda. 

 vOleate and margarate of soda, 

 r Oxygen. 



Gases < Nitrogen. 



L Carbonic acid. 

 Sulphur. 

 Phosphorus. 



Traces of the following substances have also been detected 

 in the blood in certain pathological states of the system : 



Sugar. 



Urea. 



Bilin and its acids (?). 



Biliphffiin. 



Glutin (?). 



Haemacyanin. 



Erythrogen. 



Hydrochlorate of ammonia. 



Acetate of soda. 



