CONTENTS 



CHAPTER 



I. The Differentiation of the Sexes . 



II. The Female Reproductive Organs . 



(a) The ovary ...... 



(b) The accessory reproductive organs 



III. Sexual Periodicity in the Female Mammal 

 (a) Puberty and the menopause 

 {b) The breeding season .... 



(c) Essential features of the oestrous cycle 



IV. Types of OEstrous Cycle 

 (a) Marsupials . 

 {b) Dog . . . 



(c) Guinea-pig and cow 



(d) Horse, sheep and pig 



(e) Mouse and rat . 

 (/) Rabbit and ferret 

 (g) Primates . 



(h) Summary table . 



V. The Ovary as an Organ of Internal Secretion 



(a) Effects of ovariectomy .... 



(b) Ovarian transplantation .... 



(c) Intersexuality ...... 



{d) Administration of ovarian preparations 



(e) The internal secretion complex of the ovary 



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