THE PITUITARY BODY 



Gonadotropic hormones — Continued 

 pituitary 



and adrenal cortical hormone, 201-2 



and adrenal glands, 95-98, 201-2 



replacement of, by androgens in 



hypophysectomized males, 93- 



94 

 in relation to androgens, 89-94 

 antagonism of 



by specific hormone, 106, 11 5-1 7 

 by antihormone, 109-15, 117 

 detection of, 112, n. 71 

 immune substances and, 1 1 1-13 

 effect on secretion of hormone, 



1 13-15 

 source specificity of, 111-12 

 species specificity of, 111-12 

 assay of, 69-70, 107-9 

 augmentation of effects of, 1 16-19 

 by blood, 118 

 by casein, 1 18 

 by copper salts, 118 

 by egg-albumin, 118 

 by heme, 1 18 

 by hemoglobin, 118 

 as result of injections of hormone, 



117 

 by luteinizing hormone, 1 17 

 by merthiolate, 1 18-19 

 by tannic acid, 1 18 

 by yeast ash or extract, 118 

 by zinc sulphate, 1 18 

 biology of 



in amphibia, 49-51 

 in birds, 52-62 

 in fishes, 49 

 in mammals 

 female, 62-73 

 male, 67-68, 73-76 

 in reptiles, 51-52 

 and calcium, 102 

 chemistry of, 105-7 

 in cultures of isolated pituitary, 103 

 epiphysis and, 98 

 extraction of, 105-7 

 follicle-stimulating hormone, 71- 

 75, 78-79, 84-87, 99, 105-9, 

 130 

 response to, after hypophysectomy, 



95 

 specific stimulation of interstitial 

 cells, 106, 116 



lactogenic hormone and, 98-99 

 light as a means of controlling 

 secretion of, 58-62 

 in birds, 58-62 

 in fishes, 58 

 in mammals, 60-62 

 in reptile, 58 

 luteinizing hormone, 71-75, 78-79, 



84-87, 98, 105-7, 1 16-18 

 male gonads, atrophy of, after 



hypophysectomy, 73 

 metabolism of, 103-5 

 and growth of neoplasms, 102-3 

 nervous control of secretion of, 



58-62, 99-101 

 number of, 71-72 

 in relation to oestrogens, 80-88 

 and oestrous cycle, 68-69 

 ovarian deficiency and, 67 

 ovulation and, 72 

 parabiosis in relation to, 78-80, 



87-88, 90, 1 14-15 

 pregnancy and, 65, 69-70, 104 

 in relation to progesterone, 88-89 

 sexual differences in secretion of, 



72, 75-78 

 and spleen, 105 

 and thyroid, 60, 94-95 

 and thyrotropic hormone, 186-87 

 transplantation of pituitary and, 



65-66 

 and vitamins, 101-2 

 Cionads 



anatomy of pituitary and, 15 ft", 

 and growth, 39-40 



atrophy of, after hypophysectomy, 36 

 in relation to thyroid, 185-87 

 Graves's disease; see also Thyroid gland, 

 Thyrotropic hormone 

 and anatomy of pituitary, 25-26 

 experimental, 183-86 



Growth; see also Growth-promoting ex- 

 tract. Growth-promoting hormone 

 effect of oestradiol benzoate on, 40 

 effect of oestrone on, 40 



Growth-promoting extract; see also 

 Growth-promoting hormone 

 and antihormone production, 44-45 

 assay of, 44-45 



effect of, on biochemistry of blood 

 and tissues, 39 



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