XXIV CONTENTS 



VII. Lipid Distribution in Specific Tissues and in Their Secretions (continued) 



d. Diurnal Variation in Liver Lipids 719 



e. The Effect of Hormones on Liver Lipids 720 



(a) The Effect of Extracts of the Anterior Lobe of the Hypophysis 



on Liver Lipids 721 



(b) The Effect of Extracts of the Posterior Lobe of the Hypophy- 



sis on Liver Lipids 723 



(c) The Effect of the Pancreas and of Insulin on Liver Lipids. . . 724 



(d) The Effect of the Adrenal Cortex on Liver Lipids 724 



f. The Effect of Diet on Liver Lipids 725 



g. Miscellaneous Factors Affecting Liver Lipids 727 



3. Lipids Present in the Kidney 728 



4. Lipids Present in the Muscles 731 



(1) Lipids in Different Types of Muscles 731 



(2) The Effect of Species on the Composition of Muscle Lipids 732 



(3) The Effect of Age on Muscle Lipids 737 



(4) The Effect of Increased Metabolic Activity and of Exercise on 



Muscle Lipids 738 



(5) The Effect of Atrophy on Muscle Lipids 739 



(6) The Effect of Fasting on Muscle Lipids 739 



5. Lipids Present in the Brain and Nervous Tissue 741 



(1) The Lipid Composition of Normal Brain 741 



a. Phospholipid Components in the Brain 742 



b. Cerebrosides in the Brain 747 



c. Cholesterol in the Brain and Nervous Tissue 749 



d. The Presence of Proteolipids and of Strandin in the Brain 749 



e. Miscellaneous Components in the Brain 750 



(a) Inositol and Diphosphoinositide : 750 



(b) Ethanolamine-O-Phosphoric Acid 750 



(c) Acetylcholine 750 



(d) Sulfolipids 752 



(e) Lipid Anticoagulant in Brain Tissue 753 



(2) The Lipid Distribution in Brain Cells 754 



(3) Physiologic Factors Altering the Composition of Normal Brain 755 



a. The Effect of Species on Brain Lipids 755 



b. The Effect of Age on Brain Lipids 757 



(a) The Composition during Prenatal Development 757 



(b) The Composition during Postnatal Development 757 



c. The Effect of Brain Areas on Brain Lipids 759 



d. The Effect of Diet on Brain Lipids 760 



e. The Effect of Hyperinsulinism on Brain Lipids 761 



f. The Effect of Choline Deficiency on Brain Lipids 761 



(4) The Lipid Composition of Nerves 761 



(5) The Lipid Composition of the Nerve Structures of Invertebrates .... 764 

 6. Lipids Present in the Adrenal Glands 765 



( 1 ) Cholesterol in the Adrenal Glands 765 



(2) Phospholipids and Plasmalogens in the Adrenal Glands 770 



(3) Arachidonic Acid in the Adrenal Glands 770 



