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Cumulative Subject Index 



Electrolytes 



effect of hormones, 4, 313-314 



effect of hypercapnia, 4, 265 



effect on mineral content of body, 4, 



125 

 effect on protein body content, 4, 125 

 excretion of, in elderly schizophrenics, 

 1, 223-237 

 response to adrenal steroids, 4, 180- 

 194, 196-198 

 glandular secretion of, 4, 62-77 

 hormonal aspects of, 4, 78-98 

 in congestive heart failure, 4, 271-300 

 in muscle, 4, 164 



in parenteral fluid therapy, 4, 146-148 

 in pregnancy, 4, 88-90 

 metabolism, in infancy, 4, 154-164 

 regulation of by kidney, 4, 229-249 

 total exchangeable in body, 4, 108 

 Elephants, lifespan of, 1, 242 

 Emotion, changes in with age, 3, 170-182, 



184 

 Emphysema, aetiology of, 1, 65-66 

 antispasmodics in, 1, 67 

 bronchitis and, 1, 65, 66 

 diffusing capacity in, 1, 64-65, 66 

 in centenarians, 1, 16 

 pulmonary ventilation in, 1, 62, 63 

 sex distribution in, 1, 68 

 vital capacity in, 1, 58, 59, 60 

 Endocrine organs, age changes in, 2, 161- 

 162; 3, 128-129 

 control of apocrine sweat glands by, 2, 

 198 

 Endometrium, pregnancy changes in, 2, 



115 

 Environment, effects of, 3, 171 



effect on ageing, 3, 35, 37, 45, 48, 145, 



148, 171, 183-184 

 effect of lifespan, 5, 167-168, 229 

 effect on onset of disease, 5, 86-87 

 Enzymes, in cells, 3, 47, 48 

 in rat placenta, 2, 107-108 

 in red cells, 2, 235, 241 

 Enzyme production, 3, 44, 45 

 Eosinophils, levels of, variations with age, 



1,223,231,232 

 Ephedrine, in emphysema, 1, 67 

 Epinephalus guttatus, protein metabolism 



in, 5, 183-184 

 Erythema, palmar, 1, 82 

 Erythrocytes, electrolytes and water in, 4, 

 17-21, 199-208 

 in foetus, 4, 204, 205, 206 

 in sheep, 4, 200-203, 204, 206 

 Ewes, effect of nutrition on, 2, 184 

 Experience, effect of on performance, 3, 



156-158 

 Extracellular fluid, equilibrium with 

 plasma, 4, 15-16 

 volume of, changes due to age, 4, 244 

 Eyes, changes with age, 1, 214; 3, 109, 195 



water content of, 4, 28, 29 

 Eyesight, 3, 182-183 



Falconiformes, mortality rate of, 5, 101 

 Fats, in body, 4, 113, 114, 115, 129, 132 



in pollen, 5, 237 



in rat body, 4, 119 



storage in bees, 5, 237, 238, 239 

 Fat body in bees, 5, 233, 235, 237, 238, 239, 



244 

 Fatigue, in old people, 5, 150, 151 

 Fatty acids, in cholesterol metabolism, 3, 



193-194 

 Fecundity, variation of in fish, 5, 191- 



192 

 Female, longevity in, 3, 30 

 Fertility, effect of age on, 3, 20-22 



effect of parental age on, 5, 56 

 Fibrin, in placenta, 2, 110 

 Fibrinoid, in placenta, 2, 110 

 Finch, lifespan of, 5, 99, 103 

 Fish {see also under common names) 



changes in due to ageing, 5, 218 



effect of diet on, 5, 1 67 



effect of fat diet on, 5, 215-216 



effect of growth and size on lifespan, 5, 

 147-159 



effect of toxic substances on, 5, 177 



egg counting in, 5, 192-193 



elastase in, 1, 99 



fecundity in relation to age in, 5, 186- 

 206 



fertility of, 3, 22 



growth of, utilization of protein in, 5, 

 182-186 



growth and senescence in, 5, 217 



growth rate and lifespan, 5, 227, 229 



in nutritional research, 1, 174, 175 



infectious disease in, 5, 213-214, 228 



lifespan of, 1, 28, 29; 3, 9, 15-16 

 characteristics of long, 5, 217-218 

 in captivity, 5, 212-230 

 in different species, 5, 219-224 

 in Nature, 5, 142-180 



lipid metabolism in, 5, 227 



metabolic disease in, 5, 216 



metabolism of, 5, 169-170 



metabolism and lifespan in, 3, 25-26 



natural death and reproduction in, 5, 

 170-174 



natural mortality of, 5, 142-147 



neoplasia in, 5, 216 



nutrition in, 5, 215 



ovaries of, 5, 193 



parasites in, 5, 213-216 



physiological changes due to ageing, 5, 

 181-211 



protein utilization in, 5, 210 



relationship of age, mortality and 

 growth in, 5, 160-166 



survival curves of, 5, 143-147 



variation in fecundity of, 5, 191-192 

 Flamingoes, effect of diet on, 5, 112 

 Flexure lines, 1, 12-13 

 Flies {see also Houseflies) 



lifespan of, 5, 105 

 Flounder, lifespan and size of, 5, 150 



