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CONTENTS
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Means of defence of the animal organism against substances out of harmony with the blood plasma ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | 45 |
Preliminary study on the ferments normally contained in the blood ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | 49 |
Methods for the study of ferments ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | 49 |
The formation of defensive ferments ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | 55 |
1. After introduction of albuminous substances out of harmony with the body and the plasma, and their initial stages of decomposition, with special reference to anaphylaxy ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | 58 |
2. After introduction of carbohydrates out of harmony with the body and the plasma ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | 72 |
3. After introduction of fats ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | 80 |
4. After introduction of nucleo-proteids and nucleins ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | 83 |
A survey of the significance of defensive ferments ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | 85 |
Origin of defensive ferments ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | 87 |
Demonstration of substances that are in harmony with the body but not with the plasma ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | 90 |
Biological diagnosis of pregnancy ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | 91 |
Question of specificity of defensive ferments ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | 96 |
Sero-diagnosis of organic functions ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | 106 |
Doubt concerning the uniformity of the so-called proteolytic ferments ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | 108 |
Study of the correlations of particular organs ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | 112 |
Defensive ferments which appear in the constituents of the blood corpuscles ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | 114 |
The application of the methods in pathology ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | 116, 133 |
Their application in infectious diseases ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | 116 |
Methods ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | 147 |
1. The dialysation process ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | 147 |
Testing of the dialysing tubes ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | 156 |
Preparation of the substrates (organs) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | 162 |
Means of obtaining blood serum ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | 173 |
Performance of the experiment ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | 176 |
Sources of error in the dialysation process ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | 189 |
2. The optical method ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | 202 |
The application of the optical method ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | 203 |
Preparation of peptones ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | 204 |
Standardization of the peptone ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | 210 |
