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increased the tone and the force of the rhythmic move- Effects of 

 ments of the uterus and of all other involuntary muscle tract* 

 suspended in the liquor itself, or in an extract made 

 from the follicles. 



Gonalons 1 , however, states that he has been unable 

 to obtain any pressor action, and that both the luteal 

 and ovarian (without luteal) extracts are depressor in 

 their physiological effect when intravenously injected. 

 He also found that the liquor folliculi is inactive. 



It is obvious, therefore, that further investigations 

 are required to settle the points in dispute. 



The effects of ovarian extracts on the secretion of 

 milk will be mentioned later (p. 91). 



1 Gonalons, G. P., Estudio fisiologico clinico y terapeutico de las 

 funciones del ovario, 1914. 



