CHAPTER VIII.

_THE CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS OF SKIN._

The keratin tissues -- Production of gelatine from connective tissue -- Analyses of hide and gelatine -- Constitution of gelatine -- Analysis and Reactions of gelatine -- Decomposition of gelatine -- Reactions of gelatine -- Chondrin -- Coriin -- Hide-albumin -- “Acid” and “alkali” albumins -- Egg-albumin -- Vitellin -- Casein -- Keratins -- Elastic fibres -- Analytical methods -- Kjeldahl process PAGE 56