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Swelling Flocculation Electric migration Optical methods 



Interferometer Ultramicroscopy for colloidal solutions Ultra- 

 microscopy for organized material. 



PART II 



THE BIOCOLLOIDS 



INTRODUCTION 129 



CHAPTER VIII 

 CARBOHYDRATES 133 



CHAPTER IX 

 LIPOIDS 139 



CHAPTER X 



PROTEINS 142-166 



Albumins Electrolyte-free albumin Acid albumin Alkali 

 albumin Albumin and inorganic hydrosols Albumin, heavy 

 metals and salts of heavy metals Globulin Fibrin Nucleins 

 Albuminoids Nucleo albumins Hemaglobin Colloid cleavage 

 products of proteins. 



CHAPTER XI 



FOOD AND CONDIMENTS 168-179 



Meat Milk and dairy products Honey Flour, dough and 

 baking products Beer. 



CHAPTER XII 

 ENZYMES 182 



CHAPTER XIII 



IMMUNITY REACTIONS 193-211 



Nature of antigens and immune bodies Distribution of immune 

 substances between suspensions and solvent Specific adsorption 

 Adsorption by organized suspensions Distribution of immune sub- 

 stances between dissolved colloids and solvents Precipitation of 

 dissolved colloids and organized suspensions Electric charge, H 

 and OH ions Complement fixation and Wassermann reaction 

 Wassermann reaction Anaphylaxis Protective ferment Meio- 

 stagmin reaction. 



PART III 



THE ORGANISM AS A COLLOID SYSTEM 

 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE COLLOIDAL CONDITION FOR THE ORGANISM 213 



CHAPTER XIV 



METABOLISM AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF MATERIAL 215-245 



Distribution of water in the normal organism Pathology of water 

 distribution Edema Inflammation Salt distribution Cir- 



