Abstract
The amounts of calcium and phosphorus in the muscle of the rachitic animals were smaller, compared with those of the controlled animals, and the amounts of sodium, iron, and copper of the mal-nutritive rachitic animals and of potassium of the normal nutritive rachitic animals were larger than those of the controlled animals on the contrary to the cases of calcium and phosphorus.
The amounts of calcium, phosphorus and sodium in the spleen showed always larger amounts in the rachitic rats and rabbits than in the controlled animals, and high copper content was observed in this organ of rachitic rats and high potassium and iron in rabbits.
