1588 



SUBJECT INDEX 



Rat (cont.) 

 progesterone 

 blood levels, 271 



secretion by unruptured follicle, 519 

 prolactin 



cellular origin, 179 

 secretion 



parturition and, 1326 

 suckling and, 1327 

 prostate 



age changes, 422-423 

 differentiation, critical period, 125 

 dorsal 



androgen and, 406 

 cytology, 405-406 

 female 



androgen and, 374, 425 

 genetic basis, 375-376 

 homologies, 374—375 

 incidence, 368, 374-375 

 structure, 374-375 

 lateral 



androgen and, 404-405 

 cytology, 402 

 lobation, 371 

 ventral 



androgen and, 401-403, 407, 416 

 cytology, 399-401, 403-406, 415-416 

 water distribution, 395 

 prostatic carcinoma, carcinogen and, 430-433 

 prostatic secretion, constituents, 380-382, 388, 



391, 394 

 pseudopregnancy, 461, 532-533 

 deciduonias and, 539 

 electrical stimulation and, 278 

 hvstcrcrtoinv and, 461, 538-539 

 hviKiphvseal implants and, 536 

 iHMiiohunioral regulation, 534-536 

 tiaiKiuilizing drugs and, 284 

 relaxin in blood, 973 

 reproduction 

 female 



carbohydrate deficiencies and, 685 

 diabetes mellitus and, 673 

 fat deficiencies and, 685 

 inanition and, 683-684 

 protein deprivation and, 684 

 following androgen given i)re])ubertally, 1201 

 following est rog(>n given |)repul)erl ally, 1201 

 hvpoi)hvseal stalk transection and, 282-283 

 hypoxia' and, 963-964 

 thyroid and, ()68-670 

 vitamin deficiencies and, 685 

 reproduct ive functioning 



hypothalamic lesions and, 279 

 hypothalamic stimulation and, 1349 

 reproductive life, length, 959, 961 

 running activity 

 female 



adrenal corticoids and, 1210 

 age of animal and, 1203-1204 

 estrogens and, 1191 

 hypophysis and, 1210, 1346 

 measurement, 1187 

 strain differences, 1214 

 thyroid and, 1346 

 males, gonadal hormones and, 1179, 1186 

 scrotum 



absence of sweat glands, 320 

 temperature gradient, 318-319 

 seasonal breeding rhythm, 317 

 semen 

 coagulation process, 396 

 constituents, 380-381, 386, 387, 389 



Rat (cont.) 



seminal vesicles, 376 

 androgen and, 409-410 

 cytology, 408-410, 415-416 

 secretion, constituents, 385-388, 391, 397 

 water distribution, 395 

 sex differentiation 



developmental age and, 140 



fetal compared with adult gonadal hormones, 



147 

 inductor substances compared with sexogens, 

 149 

 sexual maturation 

 female 

 indicators, 503 

 protein diet and, 684 

 male, inanition and, 679 

 site of insemination, 727 

 somatotrophin, cellular origin, 179 

 sperm 



antigens, 745 



antisperm antibodies in female, 750 



capacitation, 739 



duration of fertilizing capacity, 738 



duration of motility, 740 



enzymes, 756 



fate of nonfertilizing, 744 



number at site of fertilization, 738 



survival time in female, 738 



tail, structure, 754 



transport 



in epididymis, 712 

 in female", 730, 731 



uterotubal junction and, 735, 737 

 spermatogenesis 



age of animal and responsiveness to gonado- 



trophins, 337 

 androgen and, 247, 270, 338-342 

 auto-immunization and, 747-748 

 blood sugar and, 673 

 homologous antiserum and, 747 

 hypophysectomy and, 342 

 thyroxine and, 669 



time-relationship to androgen secretion, 677 

 vitamin A and, 681 

 spermatogenic cycle, 323-327, 353 

 superfetation, follicle-stimulating hormone and, 



244 

 superovulation, follicle-stimulating hormone 



and, 244 

 testicular tumors, induction of, 350 



ACTH and, 344-345 



age of animal and response to androgen, 338- 

 339 



androgen and, 270, 338-342 



artery of, 319, 321 



autonomous differentiation, 103 



biochemical composition, 678 



cirrhosis of liver and, 348 



compensatory hypertrophy, 336 



cortisone and, 344-345 



desoxycorticosterone and, 344-345 



diabetes mellitus and, 347 



estrogen and, 343 



follicle-stimulating hormone luteinizing hor- 

 mone synergism and, 248 



hypophysectomy and, 335 



maturation, protein requirements, 678 



motility of seminiferous tubules, 712 



prepubertal development, 307 



responsiveness to gonadotrophins, inanition 

 and, 681-682 



serum gonadotrophins and, 337 



