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INDEX 



Pelvis, 48. 

 Peritoneal Fluid 



Cells of, 71 (T. 37). 



Physiology, 132-171 (T. 89-117) (C. 15-19). 

 Blood: lymph, 141. 

 Body temperature, 151. 

 Calorimetry, 152. 

 Circulation, 141. 

 Endocrine system, 158. 

 Exocrine system. 158. 

 Feeding endocrine glands, 166. 

 Feeding exocrine glands, 158. 

 Hypophysis, 165. 

 Metabolism, 142. 

 Muscles and nerves, 135. 

 Nervous system, 136. 

 Nutrition, 151. 



Rat compared with man, 132. 

 Reproduction, 153. 

 Respiration, 142. 

 Special senses, 139. 



Pineal Gland, 165, 260 (T. 149). 



Placenta, 21. 



Placental Sign, 155. 



Prostate Gland, 258 (T. 149). 



Puberty, 18. 



Pulmonary System, 123 (T. 146). 



Rat 



Norway. 



Arrival in Europe: N. 10. 



Classification: N. 4-7. 



Melanic variety: N. 11 (note 5). 



Similar to European form: N. 340. 

 Albino = "white" rat. 



= Mus norvegicus albinus, 4. 



As a laboratory animal XII, XIV. 



Coat color, 6, 34. 



Compared with man, 31, 132 (T. 89, 90). 



Extracted, 6. 



Gametic purity, 7. 



Inbred, 34. 



Origin of albino variety, 11. 



Similar to European form, 12. 



Rat (continued) 



House rat. 

 Mus rattus rattus. 

 (English black rat), 8, 9. 

 Mus rattus alexandrinus. 

 (Ship or roof rat), 8, 9. 

 Albino of M. rattus, 5, 11. 

 Wrongly identified, 11. 

 Rattus X norvegicus: infertile, 11 



(note 5). 

 Arrival in U. S., 10. 



Rattenkoenig, 12 (References) 

 Records of Early Migrations 



Mus norvegicus, 9-10. 

 Mus rattus, 7-9. 



References to Literature 



Introduction, 387, 388. 



by authors, 389-458. 



by subjects (and chapters). 



Albino. 



Biology, 32, 33. 



Genetics, 36. 



Anatomy, 128-131. 



Physiology, 166-171. 



Body growth on age, 180. 



Growth of parts and systems, 200. 



Growth on length and on age, 297-298. 



Growth in terms of water and solids, 

 311. 



Growth of chemical constituents, 326. 



Pathology, 328-331. 

 Norway. 



Life history, 341. 



Growth on length, 357. 



Growth of organs, 377. 



Growth in terms of water and solids, 

 381. 



Refractive Index, 64-67 (T. 27, 29) (C. 5-6) : 

 N. 378 (T. 209). 



Removal of 



Parathyroids, 160-165 (T. 117). 

 Thyroid and parathyroids, 160-165 

 (T. 117). 



