CARCINOGENIC SUBSTANCES AND THEIR FLUORESCENCE SPECTRA

Abstract

thle cases. Moleover, in somiie of the sectiolns the liver cells -show bile stainiiig; anld there are appea.rances of the sanme kiiid a-s those Wen in cases of toxic jaundice. These features suggest that thie increase of bilirubin in the blood is du-le to interference with the polygonial cells, sonmetimes by poison- inig, sometimes by damiminig hac;k of the bile in tlhe smialler bile ducts. and somietimes b1)b0th. The inicrease of bilirubii slhowni constituftes latenit janniidice. In the few cases in m hich the fragility of the re(d cells w-as examiined if was foundl(I to he nor-mal; tllis strengthens the view-that tlle jaundice is (ine to something, in the live' and not t. haemolvsis.