SUBJECT INDEX 



251 



Progesterone, derivatives of: 



17a-hydroxyprogesterone(Delalutin), 

 41,45,93 



17-acetoxyprogesterone and deriva- 

 tives, 41, 42, 45 



— eflfects of, general, 53, 79, 217, 243 

 in frogs, 51, 123 



in hens, 94, 126, 132, 140, 142, 143- 



149, 151, 155, 156, 186 



in invertebrates, 49 



in mice, 50 



in monkeys, 52, 242 



in rabbits, 87-90, 93, 109 



in rats, 102, 104, 109, 110, 115-117, 



120, 220 

 in ruminants, 100, 118, 166, 169, 172, 



173, 174, 179 

 in women, 39, 41-46, 51, 224, 228, 



243 



— levels, in rats, 190 



— precursors, 217, 218 



— secretion of, 79 

 Progestinicity, 223 

 "Progestins", effect of, 228 



Prolactin (LTH) (Lactogenic hormone) [see 

 also Hormones, Luteotropin (LH)] 



— activity levels, 215 



— effect of, in frogs, 156 



in hens, 123 



in rabbits, 84 



in rats, 5, 8, 20, 91, 119, 220 



— function of, 118, 119 



— secretion of, 118, 119 



Protein hormones (see also Hormones) 



— effect of, in hens, 186 



Pubertas praecox, in humans, 182-184, 



187 

 Puberty, onset of, in animals, 56-59, 62, 76 



in humans, 58 



Pyometra, in ruminants, 168 



Reproductive patterns, in ruminants, 163 

 Reserpine, effect of, 50, 99, 119 



Sex hormones, imbalance, 222 



— secretion of, 57 



Somatotropin (Growth Hormone (GH)) (see 

 also Hormones) 



— effect of, in animals, 22, 23, 84, 192, 220 



— properties of, 192 

 Sperms, transportation of, 184 



Steroids, as ovulation inhibitor, 37, 45^7, 



49, 50, 53, 80, 228, 234, 243 

 stimulants, 48-50 



— effect of, in hens, 146 



in rats, 120 



in ruminants, 173 



— excretion of, in women, 211 



— production, in vivo, 215, 218 



— secretion of, 79, 219, 228 



• — urinary assay, clinical, 195 

 Stilbestrol, effect of, 50, 51, 109, 187 

 Stimulation, electrical, 79, 99, 101, 189 

 in rabbits, 64, 66, 67, 80, 81, 85-87, 



89,91 

 in rats, 100, 103-106, 110, 111, 113, 



115, 117, 120 

 parameters, 105-108, 111, 113 



— sensory, 63 

 Stimulation-lesion experiments, 80 



Testicles, atrophy of, in animals, 152, 180, 



187 

 Testosterone, effect of, in rabbits, 90, 91, 95 



in rats, 62, 113 



in ruminants, 166, 167 



in women, 224 



Thalamus, effect of lesions in, 58, 60, 61, 76, 



77, 151 



— function, disturbance of, in women, 223 

 Thyrotropin (TSH) (see also Hormones) 



— effect of, 8, 20, 84, 182 



— secretion of, 67, 69 



Tuber cinereum ( see also Median Eminence) 



— effect of lesions, 58 



— stimulation of, 64 



Uterus, atrophy of, in rats, 187, 215 



Sex hormones (see also Hormones) 

 — concentration of, 223 



Vasopressin, effect of, 84 

 — infusions, effect of, 119 



