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were in normal morula stages. Kjeldahl determination gave 58 - 4 mgrm. egg 

 nitrogen present. In the first hour after the addition of the sperm the eggs 

 liberated 29 grm.-calories, 10 - 5 grm. -calories in the fifth hour, and 22 - 8 grm.- 

 ealories in 11 hours (see Curve, fig. l,a). 



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Fig. 1, a. — Curve of heat production for Experiment I. 58 - 4 mgrm. egg nitrogen. 



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Fig. 1, b. — Curve of 2 consumption and C0 2 liberation for same Experiment I. 

 4'07 mgrm. egg nitrogen. 



