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INTERNAL SECRETIONS OF THE OVARY 



Elephant, mammary gland of, 16. 

 Endocrine organs, effect of ovariectomy 

 on, 72. 



Fallopian Tube, comparative struc- 

 ture, 13. 



' Feminin,' see Oestrin. 



Ferret, corpus luteum of, 10, 24 ; 

 vagina of, 14 ; oestrous cycle in, 26 ; 

 period of gestation, 68 ; history of 

 corpus luteum in, 174 ; post-oestrous 

 changes in uterus, 184. 



Fertility, of various mammals, 68. 



Fish, presence of oestrin in, no. 

 Follicular phase,' 26. 

 Folliculin,' see Oestrin. 



' Generative Ferment,' 150. 



Germinal epithelium, 4, proliferation 

 after X-irradiation, 140, 142. 



Gestation, see Pregnancy. 



Goat, breeding season in, 23 ; oestrous 

 cycle in, 68 ; mammary gland during 

 pregnancy in, 192. 



Graafian follicle, structure of, 4 ; atre- 

 sia of, 6 ; maturation changes in, 6 ; 

 polyovular, 7 ; anovular, 7, 141 ; 

 effect of oestrin on, 119 ; relation to 

 oestrus, 134-148 ; growth of, in 

 mouse, 137 ; effect of X-rays on, 

 138-140 ; effects of anterior pituitary 

 extracts on, 154-163 ; growth during 

 pregnancy, 176. 



Growth, effect of oestrin on, 114. 



Guinea-pig, 8 ; vagina of, 15 ; mam- 

 mary gland of, 16 ; oestrous cycle 

 in, 34 ; period of gestation, 68 ; 

 function of corpus luteum in, 174; 

 post-oestrous changes in uterus, 184 ; 

 deciduoma in, 184. 



Horse, oestrous cycle in, 40, 68 ; 



period of gestation in, 68. 

 Hyperfeminization, 78 ; mammary 



gland during, 199. 

 Hypophysectomy, effect on oestrous 



cycle, 159. 

 Hypopituitarism, 152. 



Intersexuality, 80. 



Interstitial tissue, 11, 144 ; source of , 12; 

 effect of X-rays on, 139 ; functional 

 relation to corpus luteum, 198. 



Lactation, effect on oestrous cycle, 39, 

 43, 44, 54, 68 ; effect of oestrin dur- 

 ing, 119, 183 ; inception of, 195. 



Liquor folliculi, 4, weight of unit of 

 oestrin from, 105 ; oestrin content of , 



III, 135- 

 Luteal phase,' 26. 



Macaciis rhesus, menstrual cycle of, 62 ; 

 time of ovulation in, 65 ; vaginal 

 cycle in, 65 ; period of gestation, 68 ; 

 pseudo-pregnancy in, 69. 



Mammary gland, comparative struc- 

 ture of, 15 ; types of, 16 ; cyclic 

 changes in, 26, 28, 29, 32, 36, 39, 40, 

 5?)< 57, 61, 130, 189, 192 ; effect of 

 oestrin on, 129 ; development of by 

 corpus luteum, 175 ; development 

 of, 188 ; during pseudo-pregnancy, 

 189 ; and corpus luteum, 191 ; dur- 

 ing pregnancy, 191 ; cause of iinal 

 development, 192 ; in hyperfemini- 

 zation, 199. 



Man, corpus luteum of, 9, 65 ; Fallo- 

 pian tube of, 13 ; uterus of, 14 ; 

 vagina of, 14 ; clitoris of, 15 ; 

 mammary gland of, 16 ; breeding 

 season in, 23 ; uterine cycle in, 62 ; 

 time of ovulation in, 65 ; mammary 

 cycle in, 66 ; period of gestation, 68 ; 

 pseudo-pregnancy in, 69. 



Marsupials, oestrous cycle in, 28. 



Membrana granulosa, 4, 5 ; effect of 

 X-rays, 139, 142. 



' Menformon,' see Oestrin. 



Menopause, 20 ; in human, 21 ; in 

 mouse, 22 ; effect of oestrin during, 

 121. 



Menstrual cycle, of Primates, 61 ; in- 

 terpretation of, 66 ; after X-ray 

 sterilisation, 66. 



Menstruation, 63, 66 ; relation of 

 oestrin to, 128. 



Metabolism, effect of oestrin on, 113. 



Metoestrus, 24. {See also Oestrous 

 cycle.) 



Mouse, corpus luteum of, 8, 24 ; Fallo- 

 pian tube of, 13 ; uterus of, 14 ; 

 vagina of, 14 ; clitoris of, 15 ; mam- 

 mary gland of, 16 ; oestrous cycle in, 

 43 ; age of puberty in, 68 ; size of 

 litter in, 68 ; period of gestation, 68 ; 

 growth of Graafian follicle in, 137 ; 

 effects of anterior pituitary prepara- 

 tions, 154-163 ; function of corpus 

 luteum in, 174. 



Oestrin, history of preparation of, 83 ; 

 preparation of, 84-88 ; chemical 

 properties of, 88-91 ; administration 

 of, 91-93 ; methods of testing, 93-98 ; 

 effect on rabbit uterus, 93, 126 ; 

 vaginal smear testing, 95 ; specificity 



