Elements of pathological anatomy . morbid mass ischaracterized by the pre-sence of pale, ellipticalbodies, without caudateappendages. This varietywas seen by Miiller onlyonce, and may thereforebe regarded as extremelyrare. With the exceptionof the vessels which weredistributed through thetumor,the cerebriform sub-stance was almost entirely composed of these bodies, w^hich had very littleconnection with each other, and were about twice as large as the globules ofthe blood. No fibrils issued from their sides, nor did theyever contain any nuclei or young cells. With the highestmagnifying instrume
Elements of pathological anatomy . morbid mass ischaracterized by the pre-sence of pale, ellipticalbodies, without caudateappendages. This varietywas seen by Miiller onlyonce, and may thereforebe regarded as extremelyrare. With the exceptionof the vessels which weredistributed through thetumor,the cerebriform sub-stance was almost entirely composed of these bodies, w^hich had very littleconnection with each other, and were about twice as large as the globules ofthe blood. No fibrils issued from their sides, nor did theyever contain any nuclei or young cells. With the highestmagnifying instrument, a few dark points only were de-tected. These appearances are shown in Fig. 44. Encephaloid matter, freed from the cellular structure inwhich it is contained, and before it has passed into itscrude state, is of a viscid, jelly-like consistence, emits apeculiar spermatic odor on being heated, and readily coagu-lates in alcohol, in the acids, and in a solution of corrosivemiscible with water, and gradually liquifies when exposed. Fig. 44. /7h. :) sublimate. It is to the action of the air. ORGANIZATION. 161 The cJiemical characters of this substance have been investigated by Hecht, Morin, Collard de Martigny, Wiggers, and Foy; the latter of whom has pub-lished the subjoined quantitative analysis: Albumen - 47-00 White fatty matter ----- 7-50 Red fatty matter - - - - - 5-35 Osmazome ------ 4-00 Fibrin 6-50 Water 800 Oxide of iron ----- 1-35 Sub-phosphate of lime - 6*30 C Soda .... 2-75 Carbonates of < Lime ... - 4-00 ( Magnesia - - - - 1-00 it i ii . c ^ Potassa - 2-70 Hydrochlorides of j Soda .... 2-00 Tartrate of Soda - - - - - 0-35 100-00 Compared with the analysis of scirrhus by the same chemist, the chietpeculiarities here are the presence of osmazome, and the lesser quantity ofinorganic salts. The fibrin exists nearly in the same proportion, while theamount of albumen and fatty matter is considerably greater. Foy and Maunoirhave never found any gelatine in this substanc
Size: 1700px × 1471px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1840, bookpublisherphiladelphiaedbarr
