THE PITUITARY BODY 



Polyuria; see Diabetes insipidus 



Posterior lobe; see Pars neuralis or Pars 

 intermedia 



Potassium 



effect of prolan on metabolism of, 137 



Potentiation; see Augmentation 



Pregnancy 



effect of androgens on duration of, 



90-91 

 in relation to development of breasts, 



155 



diagnosis of, 127, n. 5 



gonadotropic hormones of, I24ff. 



and gonadotropic hormones, pitui- 

 tary, 65, 69-70, 104 



after injection of gonadotropic hor- 

 mone of pregnant mare, 148 



duration of, and growth-promoting 

 extract, 36 



hypophysectomy and, 65 



termination of, by lactogenic hor- 

 mone, 167 



effects of oestrogens in, 87 



progesterone in maintenance of, after 

 hypophysectomy, 65 



effect of prolan during, 69-70, 132 



and action of vasopressor principle, 

 286-87 



Pregnancy-cells of pituitary, 26 



Pregnanediol, 295, 297 



Progesterone, 295, 297 



effect on anatomy of pituitary, 21 

 after gonadectomy, 18 



and development of breasts, 155-58 



castration changes in pituitary not 

 corrected by, 88 



and action of chromatosome-dispers- 

 ing hormone, 252, n. 10 



in relation to gonadotropic hormones, 

 pituitary, 88-89 



effects on lactation of, 163 



and maintenance of pregnancy after 

 hypophysectomy, 65 



inhibition of action of prolan by, 133 



effect on pharmacology of uterus af- 

 ter hypophysectomy, 64 



action on uterus and response to 

 oxytocic principle, 261-62 



Prolactin, 158 



Prolan 



"A" and "B," 129-30 



acne vulgaris, treatment of, by, 138 



and adrenals, 134-35 



in amniotic fluid, 127 



effect on anatomy of pituitary, 21 



antagonism of effects of 



by antihormone, 1 10-15, I39~4i 

 by pituitary extract, 106, 1 15-16, 



139 

 assay of, 69-70, 141-42 

 augmentation of effects of, 138 

 biology of, or effects on gonads in 



amphibia, 49-50, 128 



birds, 52, 58, 128 



fishes, 128 



mammals 



female, 67, 129-34 

 male, 73-74, 128-29 



reptiles, 51-52, 128 

 in blood; see metabolism of 

 effect of, on blood, 137-38 

 effect on breasts, 134 

 chemistry of, 142 

 and cholesterol metabolism, 232 

 chorion and, 124-27 

 chnical use of, 132-33 

 lack of effect in dietary deficiency, 



102, n. 60 

 titer in eclampsia, 127 

 and epiphysis, 135 



effect on ovary after hypophysec- 

 tomy, 130-32 

 effect on interstitial tissue 



of ovary, 131 



of testis, 129 

 effect on lactation, 133-34, 161, n. 14 

 luteinizing effects of, 130 ff. 

 menstrual migraine, treatment of, bv, 



138 

 metaboHsm of, 125-28 

 effects of, on metabolism 



of carbohydrate, 135-36 



of cholesterol, 136-37 



of creatine and creatinine, 136 



gaseous, 135 



of magnesium, 137 



of phosphorus, 137 



of potassium, 137 



of sodium, 137 



of water, 137 



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