Investigations on the action of neurotoxic agents present in the urine of patients suffering from hepatitis. (Biological test).

Injecting urine obtained from patients suffering from hepatitis (acute and chronic-active), into the dorsal lymph sac of 336 frogs, the authors repeatedly observed serious motor disturbances, which caused the death of animals, in proportion of 66%. Histologically, in the treated animals grave neuronal lesions appear (reaching sclerosis and disintegration of motor neurons) at the level of the midbrain, pons and medulla oblongata, attaining the highest degree in the motor zones of the ventral horns, of the spinal cord. In the control group (200 frogs), treated in the same manner with urine originating from healthy persons, the mortality was only 6%.