TABLE OF CONTENTS 



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List of Illustrations xv 



CHAPTER 



I. The Anatomy of the Pituitary Body i 



II. The Effects of Hypophysectomy (with Remarks on the 



Effects of Lesions of the Hypothalamus) 34 



III. The Growth-promoting Hormone of the Pituitary Body 80 



IV. The Gonadotropic Effects of Implants, Extracts, and 

 Secretion of the Pars Glandularis 109 



V. The Gonadotropic Substances Occurring in Urine, 



Blood, and Tissues, Particularly during Pregnancy . 176 

 VI. The Effects of Hormones of the Pituitary Body on the 



Secretion of Milk 234 



VII. The Interrelationship between the Pituitary and the 



Thyroid 246 



VIII. The Interrelationships between the Pars Glandularis 

 and the x^drenals. Pancreas, Parathyroids, and Thymus; 

 Experimental Evidence That the Metabolism of Food- 

 stuffs Depends Partly upon Internal Secretions of 

 the Pars Glandularis 278 



IX. The Pars Intermedia and the Pars Tuberalis; the 



Hormonal Regulation of Chromatophores .... 301 



X. The Active Principles of the Pars Neuralis; Is There 

 Convincing Evidence That the Pars Neuralis Is a Gland 



OF Internal Secretion? 319 



XL The Effects of Extracts of the Pars Neuralis on the 

 Circulatory System and on the Smooth Muscle of Struc- 

 tures Such as the Uterus and the Bowel; Other Ef- 

 fects of Extracts i;^6 



XII. The Effects of Extracts of the Pars Neuralis on the 

 Metabolism of Water, Minerals, Carbohydrates, and 



Fats 351 



Appendix. Scientific and Commercial Names of Hormones and 



Hormone Preparations 366 



Bibliography 373 



Index 557 



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