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FILE NAME: Chemical Abstracts (CHAB) DATE: 1933 DOC#: CHAB009 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Abstract Originally Published in 1933 by Gloyne
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when severe meningeal irritation or damage occurs; in 5 7 Lewis and E. S. Turcntti. Compt. rend. soc. biol. 114,
cases of general paresis the av. ratio was 1.36. The sugar 403-6(1933).--Removal of the adrenals has little effect'
ratio which showed considerable individual variation on the diabetes and glucemia produced in dogs by pan
tended to decrease with increasing meningeal damage; createctomy.
L. E. Gilson
for the above paresis cases the av. ratio was 0.519.
Glucemia after clysma. Enrico Tagliaferro. Minerva
B. C. Brunstetter
med. 1933, II, 424-8.--Fasting patients (18 non-dia
The relation of lipoids in inflamed skin. Wilhelm betics, 2 diabetics, 2 hepatic cases) were studied for
Milbradt. Arch. Dermatol. Syphilis 168, 429-37(1933).-- normal glucemia (colorimetric method of Crecelius Sci-
Rabbit skin was inflamed by 3 methods: (1) chemically, 2 fert) and then received 40 cc. cold water by clysma;
by the application of croton oil or mustard oil for 24 hrs.; 2 hrs. later the blood was tested for glucemia again. On the
(2) by ultra-violet radiation; and (3) by infr -rd radia 2 subsequent days the test was repeated first with 40 cc.
tion. After 1, there was a rise in cholesterol . plios- physiol, saline and then with 40 cc. 40% glucose soln.
phatides (P) and in the ratio of phosphatidcs to choles All non-diabetics showed hypogluccmia (min. 5 tng./l()()
terol (lipocytic index, or L. I.). After 2, there was a cc., max. 40 mg./lOO cc.) after rectal introduction of
decrease in C, with increase in P and L. I. After 3, liquid, even of the sugar soln. The diabetics showed a
there were decreases in C, P and L. I. The water con more marked hypogluccmia while in the hepatic cases
tent of the skin increases in all forms of skin irritation. there was hardly any change over the normal. A physiol.
B. C. Brunstetter 3 explanation is offered for these changes. H. L. G.
Urinary proteose. Allergic dermatoses and the eczema-
Nature of the bactericidal substance in the urine of
asthma-hay fever complex. Frank E. Cormia. Arch. patients receiving a ketogenic diet. Albert T. Fuller.
Dermatol. Syphilol. 27, 745-50(1933).--Proteose, present Biochem. J. 27, 976--82(1933).--In the treatment of
in normal urine to the extent of 25 mg. per 100 cc., in pyelitis, providing a sufficiently intense ketosis can be
creases in various allergic conditions to 100 mg. per 100 cc. obtained, the bacteria and pus often disappear from the
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urine within a few days. The principal factor inhibiting
The morbid anatomy and histology of asbestosis. S. the growth of bacteria is /-/3-hydroxybutyric acid.
Rondliouse Gloyne. Tubercle 14, 445-51,493-7(1933).-- 4
Benjamin Harrow
The asbestosis lung shows particles of 5 different kinds: Calcium, potassium and inorganic phosphate contents
(a) C pigment common to all town dwellers; (6) amor of the serum in cancer patients. Effect of RCntgen-ray
phous brown pigment, presumably blood; (c) sharp radiation on the level of these substances in tire blood
jagged particles, probably carbonaceous; (d) the asbestos serum of cancer patients. Henry Jackson, Jr. and F. H.
fiber; (e) the asbestosis body. The asbestos fibers can L. Taylor. Am. J. Cancer 19, 379-88(1933).--Normal
also be readily found in the upper respiratory tract of the values for the Ca content of the blood were found in 52%
workers. Ibid. 550-8.--The asbestosis body is a regular of the cases of cancer examd. and values lower than normal
concomitant of the disease, but structures closely resem in 48%. The lowered concn. of Ca appeared to be a result
bling it are found in other pneumoconioses. In case of 5 of the disturbed nutrition assoed. with advanced carci
doubt the golden-yellow pigment should be dissolved
\ with strong HjSO*. The central asbestos fiber thus dis
noma. The K and itiorg. phosphate concns. were normal. After x-ray therapy the K, Ca and P contents and the
played is usually different from the particles seen in the ratios, Ca:P and K :P, were unaltered. E. R. Main
psemlo-asbestosis bodies.
H. J. Corper
Tar cancer in mice maintained on diets supplemented
The galactose test for liver cirrhosis, liugen Hermann. with fresh liver. A. E. Watson. Am. J. Cancer 19,
Wiener klin. Wochschr. 41, 1230-1(1933).--The test 389-95(1933).--An increased carcinogenic response is
{Wiener med. Wochschr. 1906) consists in giving 40 g. observed in tar-treated mice when fresh liver is included
of galactose at 6 A. M. Galactose excretion by the kid in the diet. Benign warts and cpithcliomata appear
neys in the next 4 hrs. is detd. Although cases of liver 6 earlier and in greater nos. and the period of induction of
cirrhosis are supposed to excrete less than 3 g. H. found malignancy is not reduced.
E. R. Main
much larger amts, excreted by many such cases and he
The immunologic properties of casein. Marie Lucie
concludes the method is without value in diagnosis.
Demanez. Arch, intern, med: exptl. 8, 233-54(1933);
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D. B. Dill
cf. C. A. 27, 3726.--The caseins derived from cow,
Aptitude of various species of animals to ketonuria goat and sheep milks appear to be biologically identical,
and ammoniuria. II. Trimbach. Compt. rend. 197, but distinct from those of human and horse milk. The
708 '9( 1933) .--T he relative amts, of the different ketone precipitin serums obtained by injections of beef, sheep
bodies and the NHj in the urine of the common exptl. 7 and horse serums into rabbits do not react with the
animals on the same diet vary greatly with the species. corresponding caseins, although human antiserum shows
Exptl- data are given.
L. E. Gilson
a definite reaction with casein from human milk. Anti
Histological and chemical modifications in argyria. casein scrums show only a slight reaction with the scrums
1.. I.augeron, A. Dclattre and M. Paget. Compt. rend, of the corresponding species. The fraction of casein sol.
sac. hiol. 114, 132-3(1933).--Ag deposits in the tissues of in 70% EtOH and the ale.-insol. residue cannot he
a person who had taken collargol daily for "a long period distinguished by biol. methods. The antigenic properties
are described.
L. E. Gilson
of casein arc not modified by exposure to temps, of 50
Presence of hemolysins in extracts of intestinal para or 100, and are onlz slightly modified by iodation.
sites of the dog (Ancylostoma caninum and Toxocara 8
E. R. Main
canis). Walter O. Cruz. Compt. rend. soc. biol. 114,
Studies concerning the specificity of fibrinogen. Marie
139-41(1933).--The parasites contain a heat-resistant Lucie Demanez. Arch, intern, med. exptl. 8, 255-67
substance having a weak hemolytic action. L. E. G.
(1933).--Immune serums produced by injections of
The thermal amplitude of enti-lyphus serums and the fibrinogens into rabbits react definitely with the corre
standardization of Widal's reaction. L. Hirs/.frld and sponding antigens, but only to a slight extent with fibrino
R. Anizel. Compt. rend. soc. biol. 114, 201 -2(1933).
gens from other species. The lack of species specificity
L. E. Gilson
is possibly explained by the fact that fibrinogen has the
Urea content of the blood serum in experimental ,? same physiol, function in all species. E. R. Main
dcuteropathic amyotrophy. C. I. I'arhon, I. Ornstcin
Investigations on the anemia of experimental rat
and I.ueine.seu. Compt. rend. soc. hiol. 114, 325-7(1933). --In dogs resection of the nerves of the brachial plexus caused little change in blood urea the first week following,
1.. .* i h i r i n e t h e n e x t 2--4 w e e k s , n s w n s t i n c of t h e a f f e c t e d
cancer. Istvan Siiniegi. Beitr. path. Anal. 92, 210 21 (1933).---The lipoidal material obtained by extn. of rat tumor tissue with EtiO, injected subcutaneously into rats, nrnrlnrp*; nn flnnmin rhnmrioriynA hu o Vncxh