220 Thyroid and Acidosis 
TABLE II. 
The Influence of Fasting or Feeding Animal Tissue Powder upon the Hydrogen 
Ion Concentration of the Blood and the Alkali Reserve of the Blood Plasma. 
Blood. 
Experi- Body pH Urine 
mental weight rar volume Remarks. 
day. oy eaceacarecr pears tet 2 ‘ 
Before | After | capac- 
aera- aera- ity. 
tion. tion. 
Rabbit I. Fasting. (Before experiment oats only were given freely for 5 
days.) 
kg. ce. 
1 2.04 | 7245 | 8.101 50.1 60 | Urine: protein —, casts —. 
2 7.49 | 8.1 | 44.5 73 
3 50 
4 7.45 | 8.1 | 44.7 48 
5) 7.45 | 8.1 | 41.9 63 | Urine: protein +, casts —. 
6 fEAQS| eS od i 3Ox0 79 | Died on 7th day. 
Rabbit II. Fasting. (Before experiment oats and greens were given freely 
for 5 days.) 
1 2.20. | 7.5 8.2 | 62.5 85 | Urine: protein —, casts —. 
2 133 
3 7.385 | 8.1 | 40.0 Tie 
4 ? 
¥ 7.35 | 8:1 | 39.5 150 | Urine: protein —, casts —. 
6 7735 | (8)18) 347 136 
fi 7.385 | 8.1 | 34.8 53 
8 1.38 Died. 
Rabbit III. Animal tissue powder feeding, 3 gm. per day. No other food. 
(Before experiment oats only were given freely for-16 days.) 
7.4 8.1 | 41.3 93 
62 |.Urine: protein —, casts —. 
Te220e jusied 8.1 | 42.0 Recovered by giving food. 
1 78 917.45) 8.10) "4802 55 | Urine: protein —, casts —. 
2 89 
3 7.5 8.1 | 52.9 153 
4 : 100 
5 7.4 8.1 | 44.3 65 
6 73 
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