502 Elimination of Taurin 
TABLE. I. 
Subject 1. 
Inor- | Ethe- |Neutral| Total 
Day of experiment. Ser Lseal auibfivest ail neies Remarks. 
roc Web t sed Ge A EC ee 
gm. gm. gm. gm. 
1 0.382! 0.077} 0.071} 0.530 
2 0.410] 0.084} 0.045] 0.540 
ios ae 0.424) 0.083} 0.058) 0.566 
Averages.....| 0.406) 0.081] 0.058} 0.545 
4 0.483} 0.050} 1.023} 1.557} 5 gm. of taurin (S = 1.285 
| gm.) taken by mouth. 
5 0.489} 0.062; 0.090) 0.592 
6 0.480} 0.067; 0.084; 0.581 
ak 0.385] 0.072) 0.079) 0.536 
a SN NN SE Se dd i nl ee OI A 
TABLE II. | 
Subject 2. 
Inor- | Ethe- Neutral] Total 
Day of experiment. ie : Econ siitael salir: Remarks. 
gm. gm. gm. gm, 
1 0.473) 0.032) 0.092) 0.597 
2 0.428) 0.040; 0.101; 0.568 
3 0.398} 0.053} 0.088} 0.538 
Averages..... 0.433} 0.042} 6.093) 0.568 
4 0.398) 0.042} 0.489] 0.928) 3 gm. of taurin (S = 0.771 
gm.) intravenously. 
5) 0.428} 0.029). 0.339} 0.796 
6 0.437; 0.042) 0.065) 0.544 
7 0.450; 0.070) 0.061} 0.582 
of taurin by mouth, as shown by Subjects 1 and 3, showing that 
slight oxidation has taken place. The taurin is almost entirely 
eliminated within the 24 hours following the administration, 
although a slight rise above the normal is still apparent in the 2 
following days. This is especially noticeable in the case of Sub- 
ject 2. For Subjects 1 and 2 a recovery of 86 and 75 per cent 
respectively of the taurin sulfur was obtained in the urine. These 
figures are based on the assumption that the average values ob- 
tained in the foreperiod can be taken as a constant for the 3 days 
following the taurin administration. Owing to a greater varia- 
