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Hemoglobin in 86 and blood sugar levels in 61 nonstarved albino mice of the Swiss strain were determined. The average hemoglobin for the mice is 13.9 g per 100 ml of blood. Blood sugar averaged 173.8 mg per 100 ml of blood in nonfasted mice falling to 108.9 mg in 24 hours. A slight rise occurred between 18 and 24 hours. The effects of 5 central depressants were investigated, the only one of which causing a drop in blood sugar being nembutal.
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