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Experiment V . — Two white rats were starved for twelve hours, 
and then fed on hard-boiled white of egg, starch, and water. 
White of egg contains 0*3 per cent, of fat (see Mnnk, Ueber die 
Erndlirung, p. 142). 
The food was given in the evening, and the residue removed in 
the morning. A large quantity had been taken. 
A was killed after three hours. 
B was killed after seven hours. 
No fat was found in the intestinal epithelium of either. 
Conclusions. 
These experiments clearly show — 
1st, That the fat found in the intestinal epithelium of rabbits 
fed on oats is derived from the fats of the oat. 
2nd, That there is not evidence that carbohydrates are con- 
verted to fats by the intestinal epithelium in the course 
of absorption. 
