INDEX OF SUBJECTS 



Abortion, produced by oestrin, ii8; 

 produced by anterior pituitary im- 

 plants, i6g. 



Accessory reproductive organs, 12 ; 

 atrophy at menopause, 20 ; effect of 

 ovariectomy on, 73 ; grafts of, 79 ; 

 relation with anterior pituitary body, 

 171. 



Activity, variation in during oestrous 

 cycle, 114. 



Adrenal gland, 72, 152. 



Amenorrhoea, effect of oestrin on, 121 ; 

 in pituitary disorders, 152 



Anoestrus, zz ; effect of oestrin during, 

 117 ; effect of anterior pituitary ex- 

 tracts during, i6g. {See also Oestrous 

 cycle.) 



Anterior pituitary body, relation to 

 ovary, Chap. IX. ; luteinizing ex- 

 tract of, 153 ; effect of extract on 

 X-rayed ovary, 157 ; implantation 

 of, 158 ; production of ovulation, 

 159 ; comparison of extracts of, 163 ; 

 assay of extracts of, 165 ; properties 

 of extracts of, 166 ; distribution of 

 hormone of, 166 ; action of implants 

 on normal animal, 168. 



Bat, corpus luteum of, 8 ; time of 



ovulation in, 135. 

 Birds, effects of ovariectomy on, 70 ; 



presence of oestrin in, 1 10 ; action of 



oestrin on, 121. 

 Blood, oestrin in, 108 ; anterior 



pituitary hormone in, 167. 

 Breeding season, definition, 22 ; in 



various animals, 2^. 



Carotene, 7. 



Cercocebus, menstrual C3''cle of, 62. 

 Circulation, effect of oestrin on, 113. 

 Clitoris, comparative structure, 15. 

 Corpus albicans, 11. 



Corpus luteum, formation of, 7 ; struc- 

 ture of in various mammals, 8-10 ; 



of human, 65 ; extracts of, 84 ; pre- 

 sence of oestrin in, 107 ; relation to 

 occurrence of oestrus, 134 ; internal 

 secretion of, Chap. X. ; functions of, 

 173-175 ; specific variation in devel- 

 opment, 174 ; methods of removing, 

 175 ; inhibition of ovulation and 

 oestrus by, 176 ; effects of removal, 

 177, 196 ; effect on deciduoma pro- 

 duction, 186 ; control of mammary 

 gland, 191 ; functional relation to 

 interstitial tissue, 198 ; effect on 

 sensitivity of uterus to oxytocin, 204. 

 {See also Oestrus-inhibiting hormone.) 



Corpus luteum atreticum, 10 ; result- 

 ing from X-rays, 140 ; caused by 

 anterior pituitary extracts, 154. 



Corpus luteum spurium, 10. 



Cow, corpus luteum of, 9 ; Fallopian 

 tube of, 13 ; vagina of, 14 ; mam- 

 mary gland of, 16 ; breeding season in, 

 23 ; oestrous cycle in, 37 ; period of 

 gestation, 68 ; age of puberty in, 68 ; 

 mammary gland during pregnancy 

 in, 192. 



Dasvitrus, theca interna in, 5 ; corpus 

 luteum, 10 ; oestrous cycle in, 28, 

 68 ; period of gestation, 68 ; post- 

 oestrous changes in uterus, 184. 



Deciduoma, 184 ; in various mammals, 

 185 ; method of producing, 186 ; 

 sensitization of uterus to, 186. 



Didelphis. See Opossum. 



Dioestrus, 24 ; effect of oestrin during, 

 117. {See also Oestrous cycle.) 



Discus proligerus, 4. 



Dog, Fallopian tube of, 13 ; breeding 

 season in, 23 ; oestrous cycle in, 31 ; 

 period of gestation, 68 ; causation of 

 oestrus in, 137 ; post-oestrous changes 

 in uterus, 184 ; deciduoma in, 186; 

 mammary gland during pseudo- 

 pregnancy in, 190. 



Dysmenorrhoea, effect of oestrin on, 

 121. 



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