Abstract
1. 1. Finger nail analysis may contribute to the prognosis and the study of the effect of various treatments since with improvement in clinical condition there is a tendency for the cystine content of the finger nails when low in cystine to return to normal. 2. 2. Arthritis may occur with high or low cystine nails. 3. 3. Other diseases may show low cystine nails. 4. 4. The cystine content of the finger nails in arthritis has no specific diagnostic value as far as arthritis is concerned. 5. 5. In the sulfur metabolism the animal body has a ready though limited defense against injurious agencies, phenol, indol, cyanides, and possibly some amines. 6. 6. The principal significance of the cystine content of the finger nails is that low cystine nails may indicate a weakened physical bank account and a lessened resistance to injurious agencies.
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