Text-Book of Physiological Chemistry, for Students of Medicine

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. As proper subjects of inquiry in Physiological Chemistry we recognize mainly the following: (a) The nutrition of plants and animals and the composition and properties of the nutrient substances. (b) The changes which the nutrients undergo before and during the processes of assimilation. (c) The agents of preparation for assimilation and the general conditions of their activity. (d) The fate of the assimilated nutrients and the nature of the products of degradation. (e) The absorption or liberation of energy.