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n=1. P.627 5th & bottom paragraphs: "Table I contains the values secured on the chemical composition of the organs and tissues analyzed, together with the relative weights of each with reference to the total body. The last row of figures relates to the composition of the entire body, which contained 67.85 per cent moisture, 12.51 per cent ether extract, 14.39 per cent protein (N × 6.25), 4.84 per cent ash, 1.596 per cent calcium, 0.771 per cent phosphorus, and a heat of combustion equivalent to 1.93 kilocalories per gm. Only 0.41 per cent is unaccounted for. The skeleton, making up 14.84 per cent of the body weight, contains 30.1
per cent of the dry matter, 19.5 per cent of the fat, 18.6 per cent of the protein, and, with the teeth, 85.7 per cent of the ash, 99.0 per cent of the
calcium, and 90.0 per cent of the phosphorus." For values of 7.1 to 9.9% and average of 8.1% see PMID 13909500 p.3 table 2 |