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growth. Certain other organs like kidney apparently hold an 
intermediate position. Here both parenchyma and stroma may 
grow into the culture medium ; the growth of the parenchyma is 
however under ordinary conditions relatively slight. 
There are however in all probability other factors of importance 
besides the one just mentioned. Thus we observed so far in our 
experiments a very much more active growth of the connective 
tissue of the testicle than of the ovary. Perhaps the difference in 
texture of the organs is in this case one of the determining factors, 
the looser texture of the testicle being more favorable to the out- 
growth of the stroma than the dense structure of the ovary. 
We furthermore found differences and similarities in the 
manner of growth of stroma and parenchyma in the coagulum. 
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A possible significance of the Cammidge reaction. 
By L. B. STOOKEY. 
[From the Physiological Laboratory, Medical School, University 
of Southern California.] 
Smolenski 1 attributes the Cammidge reaction to saccharose. 
This led us to think of some intestinal lesion as a possible source 
of the Cammidge reaction. Two possibilities seem to be evident 
(1) absorption of saccharose as such, (2) reversible action of intes- 
tinal saccharase. 
To test this view the Cammidge test was made on urines in 
cases of " chronic intestinal disturbance." Twelve cases, only one 
of which showed a clinical suspicion of a pancreatitis, were studied. 
Five gave a positive Cammidge reaction. The case showing prob- 
ably the most pronounced reaction failed to give the Cammidge test 
after 48 hours' starvation. During the twelve hours following 
the starvation period a liberal quantity of milk sweetened with 
levulose was given. This did not lead to a positive Cammidge. 
From the experiments made thus far it seems probable that 
in cases showing a positive Cammidge there may be some rela- 
tionship between the amount of cane sugar ingested and the inten- 
sity of the Cammidge reaction. 
Zeitschrift fur physiol. chem., 51, p. 127. 
