Calendar: 1961-1962 Page 432

ANNUAL REPORT li Mr Foster Two new reparations were developed during theso studies DEPARTMENT OF PHYSIOLOGY Number of Students 247 42 Sc Special β Ph Results of Examinations For Medical and Dental see under Department of Anatomy Sc Special Physiology 2nd Class Upper Division 3rd Class Higher Degrees Ph St Buxton Chemical changes in sensitised tissues Ph Harvey-Kelly The peripheral action of cardiac glucosides Ph Sen Factors affecting the erythrocyte permeability to sugars 5' Ph Stubbs "Factors producing weight changes in the per- fused isolated rabbit heart Departmental Notes New accommodation sufficient to provide research accommodation for five workers laboratory space for six Sc students and new workshop was added to the department Much additional apparatus has been obtained to enable tho new research projects initiated this year to be developed Research in the department involved studies of the large blood vessels interstitial fluid and lungs and chest wall Professor D'Silva studied the relationship between blood flow and the diameter of large arteries Dr Sani explored the usefulness of an isolated pre- paration of the abdominal aorta and lumbar arteries Dr Widdas continued his studies of the permeability of the red cell mem- brane Dr Shaw obtained and analysed minute amounts of mammalian interstitial fluid and Mr Fergusson who was awarded Nuffield Fellowship for dental research utilized similar techniques to study the mucopolysaccharide content of saliva as part of study of factors concerned in the production of dental caries Dr Lewis continued his work on the relationship between the distensibility of the