The effect of hormone upon our vital process is very complex and subtle. On its functionary process many investigations have been tried one of these days, but, as to its minute details, they are still left unclarified. As might be well conjectured, inorganic elements, in particular, might be playing a delicate role in it, to have the circumstance clarified, we have investigated on it, experirhenting, out of 86 subjects, upon hypophysis-69 cases, Pancrease-79 cases, thyroid-80 cases, Adrenal gland-77 cases, testicles-47 cases, ovarium-27 cases, thymus-32 cases, glandulae parathyreoideae-5 casef, with placenta-14 cases inclusively-upon 430 case in all. Together with the measurement of the amounts of water and of cinerary matter in each endocrine organ, 24 inorganic elements in alt the test-materials (Ag. Al. As. B. Ba. Bc. Ca. Co. Cu. Fe. K. Mg. Mn. Na. Ni. P. Pb. Si. Sn. Sr. Ti. V. Zn.) were systematically investigated as contrasts.
Interesting results were obtained as to the cause of death of an individual, and distinctions of disease, of sex, and of age, as following:
If the elements, Mn, in particular, in reference to hypophysis, has been presumed to be an important element, dominating the activities, of growth and generation. Our experiment has confirmed the presumption. Of Zn, again, interesting works on it have been made public lately, and we have also confirmed the fact that it has an important significance in the growth of a living body, and a certain definite reference to the generative activity as well as Mn, but Zn differs from Mn in being fairly rich in the pancreas which affirms its close relationship with insulin.
Further, of Al, Ni, Ca, Ag, Cu. etc., we could add some new, appreciating infarmations on them which might, we believe, shed a light on the field of hormone.
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