Abstract
We have obtained certain results bearing on the relationship between the left suprarenal capsule and the left splanchnic nerve-control of the glycogenic function of the liver which, in view of the topical interest in this subject, we believe it well to report at present, especially since it will take some considerable time to complete the investigation of which they form a part. The percentage amount of reducing substance in the blood of the inferior vena cava, opposite the hepatic veins, was determined by Reid's method at varying periods after stimulation of the left splanchnic nerve. In the first series of results given in the table the left suprarenal capsule was intact; in the second series this gland was excised.
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