The hormones in human reproduction / George W. Corner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Corner, George W. (George Washington), 1889-1981, author.

Series:

Princeton Legacy Library

Princeton Legacy Library ; 2240

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Reproduction.

Hormones.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (322 p.)

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1947.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

A Scientific Book Club selection, this comprehensive account of the nature and function of the hormones in the processes of sex and reproduction.Originally published in 1942.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

PREFACE

CONTENTS

LIST OF PLATES

CHAPTER I. THE PLACE OF THE HIGHER ANIMALS, OF MANKIND IN PARTICULAR, IN THE GENERAL SCHEME OF ANIMAL REPRODUCTION

CHAPTER II. THE HUMAN EGG AND THE ORGANS THAT MAKE AND CARE FOR IT

CHAPTER IIΙ. THE OVARY AS TIMEPIECE

CHAPTER IV. THE HORMONE OF PREPARATION AND MATURITY

CHAPTER V. A HORMONE FOR GESTATION

CHAPTER VI. THE MENSTRUAL CYCLE

CHAPTER VII. ENDOCRINE ARITHMETIC

CHAPTER VIII. THE HORMONES IN PREGNANCY

CHAPTER IX. THE MALE HORMONE

APPENDIX. CHEMICAL STRUCTURE OF THE SEX GLAND HORMONES

INDEX

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

ISBN:

9780691653662

0691653666

9781400877768

1400877768

OCLC:

1013958025