304 Messrs. W. Cramer and J. Lochhead. [Jan. 16, 



Table I. 





Normal rats. 



Tumour rats. 



Date. 

















Weight of 



Liver 



Days 



"Weight of 



Weight of 



Liver 





liver. 



glycogen. 



of growth. 



tumour. 



liver. 



glycogen. 





srm 



to • 



per cent. 





arm 



o-rin 

 to 



per cent. 



20.7.10 ... 







9 



1 -3 



4 -5 



3 - 8 









9 



1 -3 



4 "5 



5 "5 



26.7.10 ... 







15 



3 - 5 



5 T 



- 4 









15 



9 '5 



5 - 1 



1 '4 



28.7.10 ... 



4-6 

 4 -8 

 4 -7 



2-7 

 3 '4 

 3 '0 











29.7.10 ... 







18 



6 -5 



5 "1 



"5 









18 



3 "7 



4 - 2 



- 97 



31.7.10 ... 







20 



8-0 



6-7 



0-44 









20 



5 -7 



6 - 4 



- 36 



8.11.10 ... 







9 



- 5 



4 '3 



0-7 









9 



'5 



5 "2 



5 - 7 



12.11.10 ... 



4-7 



1 - 











18.11.10 ... 







19 



14 - 4 



5 "2 



2 - 1 









19 



10 - 4 



6 - 4 



1 ■(> 



22.11.10 ... 







23 



19 -3 



5 "7 



1 "9 









23 



19 -8 



5 - 6 



-8 



28.11.10 ... 



4- 9 



5- 5 



2 -2 

 1-0 











1.12.10 ... 



5-3 



1 -1 



32 



6-3 



5-7 



1-7 



7.12.10 ... 







15 



7-5 



4-8 



0-5 









15 



7-2 



5 -1 



o-i 



8.12.10 ... 



00 00 

 CO CO 



0-3 

 0-4 











12.12.10 ... 







20 



16 -5 



4-5 



1 -5 









20 



16-1 



5 -0 



4-1 



14.12.10 ... 



4-7 



1 -14 



22 



3 -5 



6-3 



1 -8 





4-9 



2-19 



22 



9-1 



5-1 



1 -5 



20.7.11 ... 



4-5 



1-0 



10 



1 -o 



4-2 



0-34 



25.7.11 ... 



4-7 



1 -4 



15 



1 -4 



5 -1 



2 -65 



27.7.11 ... 



5 -1 



1 -o 











1.8.11 ... 



5 -1 



1 -4 



22 



1 -6 



5-0 



1 -6 



4.8.11 ... 



4-7 



8-9* 



2-6 

 2 -15 



25 



0-8 



4-5 



4-9 



* Pregnant animal. 



the following manner : Animals of approximately the same weight (100 grm.) 

 were kept for at least two weeks on a diet of bread and milk. During the 

 last five days the amount of food eaten was determined and, unless otherwise 

 stated, the food was supplied ad libitum and was kept in the cages all the 

 time, so that the animals could feed whenever they were hungry. As a rule 

 the amount of food consumed in 24 hours did not vary very much. In the 

 mornings when only a little food was left at the bottom of the beaker which 

 the animal could not reach without difficulty, fresh food was placed in the 

 cages, so that as a rule the animals would begin to feed at once. Having 

 determined the amount eaten, animals were selected which had consumed 



