Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine Volume 9 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1912 Excerpt: ...4 with 2 glands, 2 with 3 glands removed showed marked and complete electrical hyperirritability without other symptoms of tetany. Parathyroid injury sufficient to produce hyperirritability does not necessarily result in frank tetany. 9. Eight dogs were subjected to parathyroid injury and later to further loss of glands. In each instance the electrical changes following second operation were more rapid in development and more severe than those noted after the first operation. 10. While under observation 2 parathyropriva dogs littered normally and 1 aborted at about 1 month. None developed tetany during gestation or lactation. There was moderate increased irritability during gestation which became more marked during lactation. No electrical change occurred in the animal which aborted. SCIENTIFIC PROCEEDINGS. Abstracts Of The Communications. Forty eighth meeting. Cornell University Medical College. April 17, 1Q12. President Ewing in the chair. 50 (659) The influence of alcoholism on the offspring. By CHABLES R. STOOEABD. Department of Anatomy, Cornell University Medical College, N. Y. City. Two years ago I showed that almost all known gross deformities of the brain could be produced by treating developing fish embryos with alcohol and a number of anaesthetics. Since that time these experiments have been extended to birds and mammals. The work of Fer6 with hen's eggs has been repeated and his results confirmed. When these eggs are subjected to the fumes of alcohol the shell is penetrated and the developing embryo is affected. The rate of development is reduced and a large number of monstrosities occur. Guinea pigs have been put into a state of chronic alcoholism by treating them for six days per week with alcohol fumes to almost the point of intoxication. Fort...