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considerably more nitrogen and phosphoric acid than normal livers 

 when calculated to a \\ ater and fat-free basis. In these experiments 

 the degeneration and infiltration were most marked when organic 

 phosphorus was ingested. 



The brains and nerves of the rabbits fed on organic phosphorus 

 yield a larger percentage of ether-alcohol soluble phosphorus than 

 those of normal rabbits, while the brains and -nerves of those fed 

 inorganic phosphorus show lower figures. " There is also a larger 

 percentage content of ether-soluble material in the brains and nerves 

 of the phosphorus-fed rabbits than is normal. 



The tendency of organic phospnorus, especially in the form of 

 phytin, to produce fat was strikingly indicated in this experiment as 

 in the work of Jordan, Hart, and Patten. The autopsies showed that 

 all the phosphorus-fed rabbits were in an abnormal condition, the 

 livers being especially affected, and the histological examination con- 

 firmed the autopsy findings. 



