On the Action of the Liver on Fats; an Abstract

ship of the liver with the metabolism of the carbohydrates. Its connexion with the metabolism of proteids had also been demonstrated. But while the liver is in the channel of absorption of these substances, it is not in the channel of absorption of fat. Has it, then, any special connexion with the metabolism of fat ? At present evidence on this point is wanting, and the object of these observations is to elucidate the subject. The want of