Abstract
The succus entericus in these experiments was obtained by means of a “Thiry” fistula in dogs. The nitrogen content and the quantity of the succus entericus secreted by the entire small intestine of each dog in twenty-four hours was estimated by multiplying the amounts collected from the fistula in a given period by two factors: first, by the figure necessary to bring the number of hours up to twenty-four, and second, by the figure required to compensate for the length of the dog's small intestine, as determined at autopsy.
Summarizing the protocols, the following average figures are obtained:
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