SUBJECT INDEX 



745 



Mesoblast, 411 ; origin of, 412 ; of 

 Marsupialia, '416; Carnivora, 420; 

 of mouse, 421 ; of rat, ib. ; of rabbit, 

 ib. sq. ; of man, 493 



Mesoderm, 406 



Mesometrium of mole, 484 



Metabolism, influence of reproductive 

 organs on, 388 sqq. ; effects of castration 

 on, ib. ; of phosphorus, 389 ; of calcium, 

 ib. ; of protein, ib. ; gaseous, 390 ; of 

 nitrogen, 391 ; of iron in placenta, 



457 sq., 505 sq. ; of fat in placenta, 



458 sqq., 471 sq., 475, 503 sq. ; of glyco- I 

 gen in placenta, 460 sqq., 471, 475, ! 

 503 ; of glucose, 463 ; of protein in j 

 placenta, 464 ; in placenta, 466 ; of 

 lipoids in placenta, 504 ; of albumen 

 in placenta, 506 ; of creatin in 

 placenta, ib. ; of creatinine in placenta, 

 ib. ; effect of placenta on, 515 ; changes j 

 in, during pregnancy, 518 ; energy of, 

 during pregnancy, 519 ; during preg- 

 nancy in dog, 524 sq. ; of metals during 

 pregnancy, 547 sqq. ; of salts during 

 pregnancy, 547 sqq. ; summary of, of 

 pregnancy, 555 ; of tumour-bearing 

 animals compared with that of pregnant 

 animals, ib. 



Metals, metabolism of, during pregnancy, 

 547 sqq. 



Metoestrum, 33 



Micropyle of ovum, 132 



Microsporon furfur, 559 



Migration of birds, 22 sq. 



Milk, composition of, 594 sq. ; properties 

 of, 594 sq. ; protein in, 594 ; size of 

 globules in, ib. ; water in, ib. ; fats 

 in, 594, 604 ; of man, 594 ; of cow, ib. ; 

 carbohydrates in, ib. ; salts in, ib. ; 

 caseinogen in, ib. ; lactalbumen in, ib. ; 

 lactoglobulin in, ib. ; whey albumen in, 

 ib. ; casein in, ib. ; olein in, ib. palmatin 

 in, ib. ; stearin in, ib. ; butyrin in, ib. ; 

 capronin in, ib. ; lecithin in, ib. ; 

 cholesterin in, ib. ; lactose in, ib. ; 

 milk-sugar in, ib. ; animal gum in, ib. ; 

 dextrin in, ib. ; lactic acid in, ib. ; cal- 

 cium in, ib. ; potassium in, ib. ; mag- 

 nesium in, ib. ; sodium in, ib. ; iron 

 in, ib. ; of dogs, 595 ; oxygen in, ib. ; 

 nitrogen in, ib. ; carbon dioxide in, ; 

 ib. ; of cow and man compared, ib. ; : 

 compared with colostrum, ib. ; composi- 

 tion of ash of, in dog, ib. ; influence 

 of diet on composition and yield of, 

 596 sqq. ; influence of breed on, ib. ; 

 influence of stage of lactation on, ib. ; 

 influence of season on, ib. ; influence 

 of milking time on, ib. ; influence 

 of sexual excitement on, ib. ; influ- 

 ence of climate on, ib. ; influence of 

 weather on, ib. ; influence of menstrua- 

 tion on, 598 ; influence of ovariotomy 

 on, ib. ; discharge of, 600 sq. ; organic 

 constituents of, 601 sqq. ; formation of 



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caseinogen in, 601 ; formation of fat in, 

 ib. sq. ; formation of sugar in, 602 sqq. ; 

 effect of phloridzin on, 604 sq. ; effect 

 of pituitary extract on, ib. sq. ; the 

 nitrogen-lactose ratio in, 605 

 Milk cisterns of udder, 586 

 Millions fish, see Girardiwits pceciloides 

 Miridse, uterine cycle in, 100 

 Mitoses, 125 sq. 

 Mittelschmerz, 59 n. 



Molasses, sterility caused by excess of, 631 

 Mole, development of male generative 

 organs in, 55 ; breeding season in, ib. ; 

 interstitial cells in ovary of, 120 n. ; 

 vesicula seminalis of, 243 ; prochorion 

 of, 406; fate of placenta of, 409; 

 yolk-sac in, 424 ; placenta of, 434 ; 

 mesometrium of, ib. ; blastocyst of, 

 ib. trophocyst of, ib. sq. ; cytoblast 

 of, 484 ; plasmodiblast, ib. ; fetal 

 atrophy in, 656 



Mollusca, breeding season in, 12 sqq. ; 

 hermaphroditism in, 688 ; longevity in, 

 721 



Moniezia, life cycle in, 228 

 Monkey, menstrual process in, 57 sq. ; 

 oestrous cycle in, 57 sqq. ; menstrual 

 cycle in, 84 sqq. ; ovulation and 

 menstruation in, 132 ; form of sperma- 

 tozoa in, 169 ; " Haftstiel " of, 423 ; 

 yolk-sac in, 425 ; puerperium in, 584 ; 

 fertility in, 629 

 Moncestrous animals, corpus luteum in, 



373 



Monoestrum, 34, 66 



Monotremata, 415 ; osstrous cycle in, 35 ; 

 discharge of ova into Fallopian tube in, 

 135 ; mammary glands of, 587 ; 

 causation of lactation in, 615 sq. 

 Mons veneris, 74 

 Moor hen, reversal of matins: instinct in, 



690 



" Morning sickness," cause of, 545 

 Mosquito, egg-formation in, 12 

 Moufflon, see Ovis musimon 

 Mouse, oastrous cycle in, 37 ; maturation 

 of ova in, 127 ; ovulation in, 130 ; 

 formation of corpus luteum in, 138 sqq. ; 

 retention of ovum in follicle of, 151 ; 

 artificial insemination in, 176, 649 ; 

 in-breeding in, 217 ; mesoblast of, 421 ; 

 yolk-sac in, 422 sq. ; trophoblast of, 

 422 ; placenta of, 451 ; vital staining 

 in, 466 ; placenta of, 467 sq. ; move- 

 ments of fertilised ovum of, 467 ; sym- 

 plasma in, ib. ; ectoplacental cone of, 

 ib. ; " Eikammer " of, 467, 470 ; 

 inversion of germinal layers in, 468 ; 

 implantation cavity of, ib. sqq. ; 

 decidual cavity of, 468 sq. ; serotina 

 of, 469 ; giant cells of, 469 sq. ; allan- 

 tois of, 470 ; glycogeii metabolism in, 

 471 ; fat metabolism, ib. sq. ; placen- 

 tal haemopoiesis, 518 ; prolonged gesta- 

 tion in, 578 ; inheritance of fertility 



