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No. Operation Time GlandularParen- Areasof Physiologic Tests. Other Organs.
chyma Lanogerhan Starch Fibrin Fat Suga
2J 1,igature, sec- oo days Extreme atrophy Normal O. Neg. Neg. Neg. Pos. Liver: fatty de-
tion, and cau- and sclerosis D. Pos. Pos. Pos. Pos. generation
terization at s.
22 igature att. r2 days Slight sclerosis Normal Pos. Pos. Pos. Pos. Livrer: granular
and atrophy and fatty
23 Ligature at s. Ix4 day Extreme atrophy Normal O. Neg. Neg. Neg. Pos.
I and sclerosis DPo. Pos. Pot. Pos.
24 Ligatures at It days Regeneration; at- Normal No test
s. and t. rophy and sclero- made
' a sis near ligature
25 Ligature at os.. days Atrophyand scle Normal O. Pos. Ps. Pos. Pos.
rosis D.Pos. Pos. Pos. Pos.
26 Ligatures at 26 days Atrophy and s1lo- Normal O. Pas. Pas. Pas. Pas.
s and t. rosis D. Pos. Pos. Pos. Pos.
27 Ligature and rs6 day Atrophyand scle- Normal O. Pos. Pos. Pos. Pos.
section at s. rosis D. Pos. Pos. Pos. Pos.
2s8 Ligature se- 197 days Extreme atrophy Normal (. Neg. Neg. Neg. Pos.
tion,. ao a- and sclerosis D.Pos. Pos. Pos. Pos.
terization at s.
The following table of the glycolytic tests in the seven cases
in which there was no digestive action will indicate the very
slight change, if any, in the activator power of the pancreatic
juice caused by the extreme atrophy of the pancreatic acini.
The slight difference is probably due to the smaller amount of
the "activator principle" used in the case of the atrophied portion
of the gland. (O, indicates omental and D, duodenal end of
pancreas.)
Original Amount of Actual loss Per cent.
No. Time. amount of sugar after in grm. of loss.
sugar in grm. 24 hours in
.......__ ___ grm. ____
I5- 49 days. O 2.o776 1.315 0.762 .7%
D 20776 I . 209 O.868 .8
I6. 53 days. O 4.25 3.67 O.58 .6%
D 4.25 3.57 o.68 .7%
I7. 59 days. O I.66 0.83 0o.83 . 83%
D I.66 o.I O.883 .81
20. 94 days. O 0.76 0.4 0.36 .I25
_ _ D I.I3 . 077 O.25 .6 %
2I. IoO day-s. O I .O425 O.27 0.74 . 8%
D 0 .8 75 0. 2 I5 o . 66 9%
- 23. I I4 days. O 0.69 0.2 0.48 *
O 1 D 0.93 0.93 29 0.64 .
28. I97 days. O I.5 7 . I 0.25 .4I%
D 1.13 o.77 1 0.36 .42
The experiments have not proven _o decisive as I had hoped,
and for two reasons: (I) the isolation of the areas was not always