SUBJECT INDEX 



1563 



Menstruation (see also Endometrivim, Uterus) 

 anovulatory, 582 

 anxiety states and, 278 

 cortisone and, 672 

 cultural lore, 1466 

 desoxycorticosterone and, 579 

 estrogen and, 578-582 



estrogen-withdrawal theory, 578-579, 581-583 

 estrogen-progesterone interrelationships, 578- 



579 

 hormonal control, 578-583 

 hypojihyseal stalk transection and, 284 

 malnutrition and, 262 

 mecliunism, 583-586 

 menstrual toxin and, 585 

 premenstrual endometrial changes, 581 

 progesterone and, 578-579 

 spinal transection and, 581 

 stromal changes, 585-586 

 testosterone and, 579 

 vascular changes, 583-585 

 Mephitus mephitus (see also Skunk) 

 litter size, 961 

 pregnancy, length, 961 

 Mesonephric ducts (see Wolffian ducts) 

 Mesonephros 



alligator, androgen and, 1047 

 Laccrta. androgen and, 1047 

 Scelopnrus iVniale, androgen and, 1047 

 secretory capacity in Triturus, 1040 

 secretory function in stickleback, 1040 

 Metafemaie (superfemale) 

 Drosophila, 11 



ovarian development in, 11 

 Drosophila melanogaster and Hr gene, 15 

 triploid, 11 

 Methods 



administration of sex hormones, 1045 

 artificial insemination, 728-729 

 assavs 

 for ACTH, use of fowl, 1153 

 for androgen, 677 

 citric acid test, 388 

 cock's comb test, 398 

 cytologic tests, 398-399 

 electric ejaculation test, 398 

 seminal fructose test, 383-384 

 sparrow bill test, 1154 

 use of fowl, 1090, 1154 

 for estrogen, 449 

 chemical, 473 

 uterine response test, 473 

 vaginal smear, 472-473 

 for follicle-stimulating hormone, 245 

 for luteinizing hormone 

 ovarian ascorbic acid, 249 

 ovarian response, 248 

 ventral prostate test, 248-249 

 Weaver finch test, 249 

 for luteotrophic hormone, 250 

 for oxytocin, use of fowl, 1153-1154 

 for progesterone, 449, 966, 971-972 

 chemical, 473-474 

 Clauberg, 473 

 Corner-Allen, 473 

 Hooker-Forbes, 473 

 for prolactin, 250, 1152-1153, 1289 

 for thyroid-stimulating hormone, use of, fowl, 



1153 

 for total gonadotrophins, 1152 

 assessment of mammary development, 593 

 biochemical components of ova, use of radio- 

 isotopes, 810 



Methods (cont.) 

 collection 

 of mammalian embryos, 799 

 of mammalian ova, 798-799 

 of seminal components, 725 

 culture of mammalian ova, 799-800 

 cytogenetics, 7-8 

 demonstration 

 of corticotropin, labeled antibodies, 195-196 

 of ovarian androgen, 424 

 determination 



of hypophyseal gonadotrophin content, 250- 



251 

 of ovulation 

 in man, 457 

 in monkey, 558 

 of sperm antigenicity, 745 

 distinguishing gonadotrophs, 194-194 

 electric ejaculation test, 397 

 evidence of hypophyseal secretion, PAS (Mac- 



Manus periodic Schiff) test, 124 

 extraction of hypophyseal gonadotrophins, 183 

 follicle-stimulating hormone purification, 242- 



243 

 gonad differentiation 

 birds 

 coelomic grafts, 99 

 in vitro cultures, 96, 100 

 transplantation to chorioallantoic mem- 

 brane, 96 

 mammals, transplantation, 103-104 

 gonad transformation 

 amphibia 

 parabiosis, 89 

 use of hormones, 91-92 

 birds, use of hormones, 96-97 

 male opossum, use of estradiol, 106 

 histochemical, localization of steroids, 466, 467 

 histochemical differentiation 

 acid iiiucopolysaceliarides, 888 

 amino gr()U])s of proteins, 891 

 enzymes, 890-891 

 iron, 891 

 lipids, 889-890 

 nucleoproteins, 888 



PAS-positive (carbohvdrate-containing) sub- 

 stances, 889 

 sulfhydryl groups, 891 

 hypophyseal cytology, 170, 177, 182, 184-195 

 hypophyseal stalk transection, 280-281 

 hv])(>|)h\s('ctoinv 

 "of ("Mil )ryoiiic "fowl, 133 

 of fetal mammals, 122 

 identification 



of genetic sox, 55, 77 

 of primordial sc\ cells 



Gomori alkaline ])hosphatase procedure, 802 

 periodic acid Sehiff (PAS) reaction, 802 

 induction of pseudopregnancy in rat, 534-535 

 insulin bioassay, 619 

 luteinizing hormone purification, 245 

 measurement 



of enzyme activity, 652-653 

 of running activitv, 1187 

 ovum transfer, 800-801 

 parabiotic union, 266 

 production of hypothyroid state, 998 

 prostate isolation in dogs, 378-380 

 prostate translocation in dogs, 380 

 quantification 



of estrous i)ehavior, 1186-1187 

 of mating behavior 

 male guinea pig, 1176 

 male rat, 1175-1176 



