The blood chemistry of the lower monkeys

Summary A comparative biochemical examination of the blood of healthy people and of lower monkeys was conducted. The content of various proteins and mineral substances in the blood of lower monkeys (Macacus rhesus) was compared with that in healthy people. Certain differences in the content of proteins and in the distribution of the nonprotein nitrogen substances in the blood of human beings as compared to the blood of lower monkeys may be considered to be species specific. On the other hand the indices of the mineral metabolism in lower animals show a considerable similarity to these indices in man. Therefore, a further profound study of the nitrogen metabolism indices has future prospects from the comparative-biochemical point of view.assisted by O. V. Kekelidze and T. V. PruidzePresented by Active Member of the AMN SSSR V. V. Parin