With the intention of the detection of the cytochemical changesin the sweat glands in the facial region and in a region of theupper extremity of monkey after the perspiration caused by thepilocarpine injection, the authors have obtained the following conclusionas compared with the control monkey which had been examinedin the previous investigation.
1) Alkaline phosphatase : In the apocrine sweat glands of thecontrol case, the activity is intensive at the portion that faces theglandular lumen and it is medium in the myoepithelial cells. Asthe result of the injection, the activity at the portion facing theglandular lumen becomes more intensive. In the eccrine sweatglands of the control case, a weak activity is observable at the portionthat faces the glandular lumen, and a medium activity is observablein the myoepithelial cells. As the result of the injection,the activity in the myoepithelial cells and in basal cells becomes moreintensive.
2) Lipase: Not any activity is found in the apocrine andeccrine sweat glands of both control and injected cases.
3) Glycogen (PAS reaction) : In the apocrine s weat glands, thePAS positive substance is not clearly observable. Though remarkablechanges by the injection are not recognizable, an extremely faintstainability is rarely observable from the portion above the nucleusto the portion facing the glandular lumen. In the control case, aweak stainability is observable in the cytoplasm and in the myoepithelialcells. As the result of the injection, a slight decrease inthe stainability is recognizable in the cytoplasm of the basal celland in the myoepithelial cells. Moreover, at the portion that iscorrespondent with the socalled secretory portion between the cells,a slight increase in the stainability is recognizable.
4) Iron : Both kinds of the sweat glands in the control andinjected cases do not show any stainability.

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On the circulation of the suprarena l gland, opinion is yet divided. In the early time, Moüer (1834) and Nagel (1836) state that arteries penetrated the capsule, divide into capillaries in the glomerulosa, and the capillaries run inwards to pour into central veins in the medulla, then the veins leave the gland. On the contrary Fr. Arnold (cited by J. Arnold 1866) describes another circulatio n taking part with only in the superficial layer of the cortex, that is, some of capillaries in the cortex proceed to the innerside and the others run to the outerside “umgekehrt.”

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Arteries of the lower leg are terminal branches of A. femoralis and consist of A. saphena and A. poplitea which separate at the lower third of the thigh.
I. A. saphena which emerges into the subcutan at the upper part of the lower leg is a large superficial artery descending along the medial side of the lower leg and is never absent. This artery. further divides into R. superficialis and R. profundus midway between the middle third and lower third of the lower leg.
1) R. superficialis is continuous with A. dorsalis pedis superficialis while R. profundus continues with A dorsalis pedis profunda and descend to the dorsum of the foot. In rare cases, R. superficialis is absent.
2) During its course, A. saphena sends off R. infrapatellaris to the patella at the lower edge of M. sartorius and at about the middle of the lower leg gives off to R. posterior which descends along the posterior surface of the tibia to the distal end. The site of bifurcation of R. posterior is slightly higher than in past literature.
II. A. poplitea runs in Canalis adductorio-flexorius and emerges in the Fossa poplitea where it gives off numerous muscular branches and articular branches. The main trunk continues its descent and divides into A. tibialis anterior and Truncus peroneo-tibialis at the lower edge of M. popliteus but the latter is further divided into A. fibularis and A. tibialis posterior.
1) Among the main branches in the Fossa poplitea are A. suralis and Aa. articulares genu. There is common trunk formation between Aa. genus which are variable in form.
2) A. tibialis anterior pierces the in t erosseous membrane to the anterior surface of the lower leg and descends but ends before reaching the foot.
3) A. fibu l aris descends between the deep muscle groups at the posterior surface of the lower leg to the malleolus lateralis and during its course it sends off R. perforans which emerges at the anterior surface of the lower leg.
4) A. tibialis posterior de s cends along the medial edge of M. soleus to the sole of the foot where it becomes Aa. plantares. During its course, in addition to sending off muscular branches, anastomosis with R. posterior a. saphena is frequently noted at the distal end of the lower leg.

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1. A series of rabbits was subjected to ligation of the left renal artery and vein. After ligation, there occurred massive necrosis of the kidney parenchyma through hyaline degeneration, but in most instances some portions of cortical parenchyma remained relatively intact.
2. The subsequent, intravenous injection of a large dose of saponin produced accumulation of immature blood cells in the dilated lumen of small blood vessels 'within or around the areas remaining relatively intact, to a slight extent at 24 and 48 hours and to a great extent at 72 hours. This tendency was most striking in the 1-week group in which saponin was injected 7 days after ligation of the renal blood vessels.
3. In the perip h eral blood there was a remarkable erythroblastosis at 24 and 48 hours and to a somewhat lesser degree at 72hours after saponin injection.
4. In the left kidney of control animal without saponin injection, no accumulation of immature blood cells was observed anywhere, although small islands of normal appearing glomeruli also occurred.
5. These findings lead to the conclusion that aseptic inflammation caused by massive necrosis of the kidney parenchyma considerably enhances intravascular accumulation of immature blood cell liberated from the bone marrow in the inflammed areas.

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Examination of the nerve supply in the palm was done on a total of 100 hands of 50 cadavers of adult Macacus cyclopsis.
The nerves supplying the palm are the terminat i o ns of the N. medianus and the N. ulnaris.
I. N. medianus
The N. med. passes beneath the middle part of the Lig. carpi transversum to the lower layer of the Aponeurosis palmaris. First, the Rr. musculares to the muscles of the ball of thumb are given off after which the remaining part separates into several branches to become the Nn. dig. pal. comm.. The latter further give rise to Rr. musculares to the Mm. lumbricales and then become the Nn. dig. pal. prop. which usually innervate the edge of fingers from the thumb to the ring finger.
1. Rr. musculare s to the muscles of the ball of thumb
From the N. dig. pal. comm. I, which is formed by the N. med. after it emerges in the palm, nerves to the muscles of the ball of thumb except the M. add. poll. brev. and caput profundum of the M. flex. poll. brev. are usually given off.
Also, cases in which the capu t profundum of the M. flex. poll. brev. is supplied by a R. musculares from the N. med. in addition to the R. prof. n. uln. for double innervation and abnormal cases in which the M. opponens pollicis is not supplied by the N. med. but compensated by the R. prof. n. uln. were seen at a considerable frequency.
2. Rr. musculares to the Mm. lumbricales
Usually, the M. lumbricales I is supplied by a branch from the N. dig. pal. prop.3 while the M. lumbricales II is innervated by the N. dig. pal. comm. II. However, cases in which the M. lumbricales III also is supplied only by a branch from the N. med. and cases in which it is innervated by the R. prof. n. uln. in addition to this nerve for double innervation are seen considerably frequently while cases in which the M. lumbricales IV is supplied only by the branch from the N. med. and cases in which this muscle receives double innervation by the R. prof. n. uln. are very few.
3. Nn. digitales palmares communes and Nn. digitales palmares proprii
The N. med. in the palm immediately separates into the Nn. dig. pal. comm, I-III, but these nerves, after giving off the above Rr. musculares, further separate to become the Nn. dig. pal. prop. which supply the edge of the each finger.
The pattern of distribution of these nerves may by classified into five types, but the most common type is that in which the nerve immediately separates into the N. dig. pal. prop.1 and the Nn. dig. pal. comm. I-III after which the latter further separate into two to supply both edge of the palmar side of the thumb, index finger and middle finger and the radial edge of the ring finger. This pattern is the most frequent type in the Japanese.

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