Abstract
The body fat (a), kidney fat (b), and intestinal fat (c) from 5 raccoons were examined at intervals during the progress of hibernation; (a) had the highest I. No. and an intermediate Thiocyanogen No. (T. No.), (b) an intermediate I. No., and the highest T. No., (c) the lowest I. No. and the lowest T. No. Both I. No. and T. No. reached a maximum in the 4th week of hibernation, and then decreased. Many other chemical constants were detd. Stearic, oleic and linoleic acids were identified and several other fatty acids were present but not detd.

This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: