Internal secretion and the ductless glands / by Swale Vincent ; with a preface by E.A. Schäfer.

  • Vincent, Swale, 1868-1934.
Date:
1922
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    CHAPTER X PAGES The Internal Secretion of the Reproductive Organs . . 67—92 A. The internal secretion of the testis .... 67—74 Subcutaneous injections of extracts of testis . . .67 Poehl’s “ spermin ” . . . • • .67 Effects of castration . ..... 68 Male sopranos . . . • • • • .68 Effects of tying the vasa deferent!a . . - .70 Interstitial cells . . . . . • • .70 Transplantation of the testis . . . • .71 Therapeutic uses of extracts of testis . . . .74 B. The Internal secretion of the prostate gland . . . 74—75 Extirpation of the prostate . . . • • ' 4 Administration of extracts of prostate . . . .75 C. The internal secretion of the ovary and the corpus luteum . 75— 89 Structure of the ovary . . . • • .75 Cyclical changes in the ovary and in the uterus . . .75 Extirpation of the ovaries before puberty. . . .76 Extirpation after puberty . . . . • .76 Effects of ovariotomy . . . . . • .77 Ovarian transplantation . . . . • .78 Classification of sex characters ..... 80 Structure of the corpus luteum . . . . .81 Mode of formation of the corpus luteum . . . .81 Chemistry of the corpus luteum . . . . .83 Effects of corpus luteum extracts ..... 84 Ovarian extracts ...■••■• 85 Changes in the uterine mucosa produced by the corpus luteum 86 Function of the corpus luteum ..... 88 Interstitial cells 88 “ Femininity 89 D. Ovarian medication ....... 90—91 E. Osteomalacia 92 CHAPTER XI The Internal Secretion of the Adrenal Bodies (the Cortex of the Adrenal and the Chromaphil Tissues) . . . 93—249 A. Introductory 93 Early history of the subject. ..... 93 B. Comparative anatomy of the adrenal bodies . . . .95 1. Introductory ...... 95 2. Invertebrata ........ 96 3. Anamnia ........ 98 Cyclostomata . . . . . • .98 Elasmobranchii ...... 98 Teleostei ........ 99 Ganoidei ........ 196 Dipnoi ........ 107 Amphibia. . . . • • .109 Anura . . . . • • .110 Urodela . . . . . • .110