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Researches Regarding Cholera : the Blood. 



[part I. 



also been confirmed by Dr. Lauder Brunton. Those of the eases in our report for 

 1872 in which complete division was found to be unaccompanied by an abundant 

 secretion, must, therefore, be looked upon as accidental ; and, from extended 

 experience, we would incline to ascribe the occurrence to incompleteness in the 

 isolation of the ligatured loop, or to escape of the fluid owing to rupture of the gut 

 as a result of ulceration at the site of ligature and of the pressure exerted by the 

 contained fluid: both these accidents were more than once observed to have occurred 

 and to have modified the results of the experiments accordingly. 



Only a few experiments on section of the greater splanchnic nerves were tried, as 

 the results were entirely similar to those in the previous series of such sections. The 

 following table shows the nature of the operation and the result in seven cases : — 



TABLE XXL 



Section of the Splanchnic Nerves. 



It appears from this that no result similar to that dependent on section of the 

 mesenteric nerves can be induced by division of the splanchnic nerves, even when this 

 IS combined with excision of the semilunar ganglia. 



Calcutta, 

 Octob&r 1874. 



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