Acidosis Condition in Decerebrate Cats. 29 



imal strongly suggests the possibility that development of a con- 

 dition of acidosis is responsible for the symptoms. Some of the 

 most conspicuous of the results so far obtained are reported here. 



Cat. No. XXII. 



Time 

 after 

 Decere- 

 bration. 

 (Min.). 



Respiration 

 per Min. 



Alv.-C0 2 

 (Per Cent.). 



rsiooa— 



CO2 



(Per 

 Cent.). 



Blood Ph. 



- - 



Blood L.A. 

 (Per Cent.). 



Urine. 



Rect. 



°c. P ' 



c.c. 



Rate. 



N Acid 



(Per 

 Cent.). 



NH g 

 Per 

 Cent.). 



S3 



1125 



















70 







3-5 















73 







3-6 















78 



1080 



28 















39 



93 















30 







108 



1225 



28 

















118 1 







3-3 













40 



133 





38 

















138 







2.9 















148 











7-4 











161 





38 

















171 







3-0 













40 



178 





44 



1.6-1.8 















203 2 







i-7 















208 









24.4 



7-1 



O.296 



30 







Cat. No. XXIII. 



90 







135 



1080 



27 



140 







170 







I9S 3 



1120 



28 



210 



1170 



28 



21S 







230 



1150 



30 



250 



1120 



28 



255 







285 







290 



950 



26 



293 







295 



930 



24 



302 







304 







305 



960 



22 



3-3 



3-3 



2.8-3.0 

 2-9 



2.9 



45-0 



7.6-7.7 



0.098 \ 



O.IOI J 





0.107 



106 



O.O76 



20 



O.326 



6.5 





38.5 



The animals (cats) were decerebrated by the method of 

 Miller and Sherrington. In those on which regular breathing re- 

 turned, an interval of one hour was allowed to elapse, so that the 



1 Suddenly hyperpnoeic. 



2 Vomited. 



3 Rigidity slight. 



