SUBJECT INDEX 



743 



Mother animals, alimentarv canal mi- 

 croflora, 269 

 Mouse calvaria, resorption, 609 

 Mouth, fluid-solid equilibrium, 145 

 Mouth defects, sheep, 157 

 Mouth of tadpole, intricate remod- 

 eling, 691 

 Mucoid of saliva, 133 

 Mucopolysaccharides 



aging, 426 



depolymerization, 531 



osteolysis, 553 



osteoporosis, 426 

 Mucoprotein cylinders, canaliculae, 



425 

 Mucoproteins 



bone, 425 



enamel, 649 



osteoporosis, 435 

 Mucous glands, erosion, 114 

 Mucous plaque, erosion, 109 

 Mucous substance, saliva, 140 

 Mucous tubes, worms, 6 

 Mucus 



mussels, 20 



snails, 57 

 Mudstones, 1 

 Mule deer, antlers, 355 

 Multinucleated giant cells, 94, 333 



see also Giant cells; Osteoclasts 



bone destruction, 515 

 Multiple myeloma, 385 

 Murex 



hrevifrons, 59, 86 



fulvescens, 61, 62, 67, 71, 73, 77, 

 79, 81, 86, 87 

 Muricid snails, 56, 68 



ABO gland, 85 



bore holes, 59, 85 



pH of secretion, 65 



sole of the foot, 56 

 Muricidae, 4, 56, 57, 59, 61 

 Mussa, 39 

 Mussels 



boring, 17 



calcareous deposit, 19 



mucus, 20 

 Mutant strain, rats, 565 



Mutations 



bone remodeling, 328 



ia rat, 328 

 Mya, 9 



arenaria, 9 

 Myacea, 9 

 Mijcetophyllia, 39 

 Myristic acid, bone, 424 

 Mvtilidae, 17 



Nacreous shell, 68 



Nacreous surfaces, 66, 67 

 shells, 72, 73, 77, 81 



Nail-like bodies, barnacles, 6 



Naked collagen fibers, 645 



Nanoplankton, 5 



Naticid snails, 56, 59 

 ABO gland, 85 

 borings, 57 

 proboscis, 56, 85 



Naticidae, 4, 56, 57, 59, 61 



National Institute of Arthritis and Met- 

 abolic Disease, 382 



National Institute of Dental Research, 

 149, 208, 492, 529, 587, 634 



National Institutes of Health, 149, 

 208, 364, 382, 439, 492, 529, 

 587, 634, 691 



National Science Foundation, 52, 492 



Natural juices, 99 



Natural surface coatings, enamel, 133 



Necrotic bone, 417 



Nephrectomized animals, parathyroid 

 secretion, 489 



Nerita, 4 



Net synthesis, collagen, 676 



Neurovascular influences, antler shed- 

 ding, 343 



New Zealand sheep, see Sheep; 

 Sheep's teeth 



New Zealand soils, fluorine, 165 



Newborn infants, saliva, 267 



Nitrogen balance, osteoporosis, 392 



Nonacid decalcification theory, dental 

 caries, 648 



Norethandrolone-treated chicks, 531 

 alpharadiographv, 539 



