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Scientific Proceedings (93). 



phenaceturic acid up to this time was found only on one instance 

 and the amount was insufficient for analysis. The melting point 

 of 154.5-155 is two degrees higher than the melting point cited 

 in the literature. The acid is relatively soluble in alcohol, ethyl- 

 acetate and warm water but insoluble in ether, benzol and cold 

 water. On boiling with cone. HC1, the acid split up into its two 

 components ^-hydroxyphenylacetic acid and glycocoll. The an- 

 alysis of the compound agrees with the theoretical values for car- 

 bon, hydrogen and nitrogen. 



The process of metabolism in the organisms of the monkey 

 in regard to ^-hydroxybenzoic acid and ^-hydroxyphenylacetic 

 acid is comparable to that found in lower animals and unlike that 

 found in man. In man, the ^-hydroxybenzoic acid is combined 

 with gloycocoll and excreted as ^-hydroxyhippuric acid, while in 

 the lower animals, the acid after ingestion is excreted uncombined 

 in the urine. 



^-hydroxyphenylacetic acid on the contrary is found free in 

 the urine of man after ingestion and combined with gylcocoll in 

 the urine of animals. 



5 (1380) 



Influence of mere opening the abdomen, of state of shock, and of 

 subsequent section of sciatic nerve upon the blood 

 flow from the femoral vein in cats. 



By T. S. Githens, I. S. Kleiner, A. L. Meyer and S. J. 



Meltzer. 



[From the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology of the Rocke- 

 feller Institute for Medical Research.] 



From a series of experiments performed for the purpose of 

 solving a certain problem in shock, a few definite facts were se- 

 lected to be put on record. The following results were obtained 

 from experiments on fourteen cats. The rate of the blood flow 

 from the femoral vein shortly before opening the abdomen was 

 taken as the unit, i. e., 100 per cent. The figures indicate the 

 time required for the flow of the same amount of blood, and hence 

 express an inverse ratio to the rate; e.g., 200 per cent, indicates 

 that the rate was half as fast. 



