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in 95% alcohol. After allowing
it to stand 12 hrs. the liquide
was [?] out and filtered
till clear. This sol. was
then evaporated to dryness
in a warm air current.
the resin-like residue
was redissolved in saline
and injected subcutaneously
into a diabetic dog. The
percentage blood sugar
fell from .30 to .08 in
3 hrs. and the urine became
sugar free. This was
repeated with similar results.
We had thus obtained
from the whole gland
an extract of the
active principal, which