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Cumulative Subject Index 



Age 



changes in ketosteroid excretion due to, 



4,91 

 effect of fecundity in fish, 5, 198-200, 



201 

 effect on blood volume, 4, 243 

 effect on cells, 4, 199-205 

 effect on deer antler growth, 2, 183-184 

 effect on diuresis, 4, 6-10 

 effect on fecundity in fish, 5, 201 

 effect on homeostasis, 4, 139-153 

 effect on influence of adrenal steroids, 



4, 192-194 

 effects on insects, 5, 247-268 

 effect on kidney, 4, 11-12, 227-228, 



229-249, 253-254 

 effect on oestrogen excretion, 4, 91 

 effect on renal disease, 4, 250-263 

 effect on reproduction, 5, 181-182 

 effects on reproduction in fish, 5, 186- 



206 

 effect on starvation, 4, 226 

 effect on water diuresis, 4, 238-240 

 electrolyte changes due to, 4, 241, 311- 



312 

 erythrocyte changes due to, 4, 199-205, 



207 

 haemoglobin changes due to, 4, 203, 



207 

 parental, and lifespan, 5, 21-34 

 pulmonary effects of, 4, 264 

 renal effects of, 4, 11-12, 227-228, 229- 



249, 253-254 

 Age factor in prenatal endocrine events, 2, 



18-30 

 Ageing, actuarial measurement of, 1, 7-14 

 adaptation in, 3, 60-67, 71 

 and endocrine glands, 2, 161-162 

 biological approach to, 3, 2-17 

 clinicopathological tests of, 3, 92-100 

 definition of, 1, 4-14, 55, 56, 57, 242, 



243, 244, 245; 2, 246-248, 249; 3, 73, 



93, 131-132, 191 

 due to rapid maturation, 1, 194-199 

 effect of environment, 3, 35, 37, 45, 48, 



171, 183-184 

 effect on skill, 1, 209-218 

 emotional changes during, 3, 170-182, 



184 

 genetic factors in, 1, 26, 27, 238-241 ; 



3,131, 132-133, 144; 5, 137 

 genetics of, 



in Drosophila, 5, 278-280, 283 



twin data in, 3, 131-148 

 horizontal studies of, 3, 95 

 in Africans, 3, 104-114 

 in Drosophila, 5, 269-285 

 in leaves, 2, 202-214 

 in red cells, 2, 233-238 

 intelligence changes in, 3, 170-187 

 longitudinal studies of, 3, 95 

 measurement of, 1, 4-15; 3, 6-8 

 mental aspects of, 1, 32-52 

 molecular changes in, 5, 129-131 



Ageing 



neglected areas in, research on, 1, 173- 

 185 



nutritional aspects of, 1, 186-193 



pathological basis of, 1, 16-31 



performance changes in, 3, 149-169 



personal measurement of, 1, 5-7 



psychological aspects of, 1, 209-218 



physiological approach to, 3, 20-29 



physiological changes due to in fish, 5, 

 181-211 



theory of, 5, 1 29-1 3 1 , 269-272, 28 1 , 282, 

 297 



use of inbred strains in research into, 3, 

 115-130 



use of various animals in research into, 

 1, 177-181 



variability in, 3, 32, 33 

 Alanine, in elastin, 1, 95, 96 

 Albatross, lifespan of, 5, 100, 103 

 Albumin, effect on bees, 5, 235 

 Aldosterone, 4, 59, 60 



effect on potassium excretion, 4, 183- 

 184, 186, 192-194, 196-197 



effect on sodium excretion, 4, 183, 185, 

 192-194, 196 



effect on sodium/potassium ratio, 4, 

 184-185, 186-187, 192-194, 196 



effect on urinary output, 4, 182, 192- 

 194, 196 



excretion, in congestive heart failure, 4, 

 280, 292-293, 298, 300 

 in pregnancy, 4, 89-90 

 Algyria, 2, 100, 101 

 Allantoic fluid, 4, 217, 218 

 Allometry of lifespan, 5, 125 

 Alosa sapidissima, fecundity of, 5, 191-192 

 Alveolar air, contact with pulmonary 



blood, measurement of, 1, 64-65, 66 

 Alzheimer's disease, 3, 134, 135-136, 143- 



144, 146 

 Amide N, in elastin, 1, 96 

 Amiiformes, lifespan of, 5, 222 

 Amino acids, effect on bees, 5, 238 



in aorta, 3, 97 



in cells, 3, 47, 49 



in elastic tissue, 1, 91, 94-96, 104 



in leaves, 2, 203, 206, 207, 212 



in plants, 2, 212 



in pollen, 5, 237 

 Amoeba, growth and development of, 3, 



41-42 

 Ammonia, excretion, 4, 209-210, 213-215 



in respiratory acidosis, 4, 266 

 Ammonium salts, in metabolism, 4, 209- 



210 

 Ammotragus lervia, lifespan of, 3, 12, 13, 



14, 15 

 Amphibia, lifespan of, 3, 9 

 Amyloid, effect of diet, 5, 79 

 Amyloidosis, in mice, 3, 121, 122, 125, 126; 



5,80-81 

 Anaemia, erythrocytes in, 4, 199 



in animals, 3, 33, 34, 36 



