Reproduction in the Female Mammal: Proceedings of the Thirteenth Easter School in Agricultural Science, University of Nottingham, 1966

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Control of Follicular Growth and Ovulation....Pages 3-29
The Neurologic Basis for the Anovulation of the Luteal Phase, Lactation and Pregnancy....Pages 30-54
Regulation of Gonadotrophin and Prolactin Secretion by Hypothalamic Neurohumoral Factors....Pages 55-78
Studies on the Neuroendocrine Control of Lactation....Pages 79-109
Front Matter....Pages 111-111
The Purification and Chemical Properties of Human Pituitary Follicle Stimulating Hormone....Pages 113-124
Purification and Properties of Pituitary and Urinary Luteinizing Hormone....Pages 125-145
Immunological Studies on Human Gonadotrophins (with Special Reference to FSH)....Pages 146-156
An Immunological Estimation of Prolactin in Sheep Blood....Pages 157-174
Front Matter....Pages 175-175
Experimentally-Induced Alterations in the Secretion of Gonadotrophins in the Rat....Pages 177-194
Gonadotrophin Secretion in Relation to Oestrus and to Ovulation....Pages 195-211
Control of Ovulation with Human Gonadotrophins....Pages 212-222
Effects of Lactation on the Pituitary Gonadotrophins of the Sow....Pages 223-238
Studies on the LH-Content in the Pituitary and the Androgens in the Testes of the Bovine Foetus....Pages 239-240
Front Matter....Pages 241-241
Releasing Factors and LH in the Plasma of Intact and Hypophysectomized Chickens....Pages 243-253
The Maintenance of Spermatozoa in the Oviduct of the Domestic Fowl....Pages 254-266
The Circadian Rhythm in Female Reproduction....Pages 267-281
Front Matter....Pages 283-283
Hypophysial and Uterine Influences on Pig Luteal Function....Pages 285-316
The Existence of a Luteolytic Hormone in the Uterus of the Guinea-Pig....Pages 317-337
Comparative Studies on Progesterone Synthesis In Vitro —Thoughts on Corpus Luteum Formation....Pages 338-345
Studies on the Formation and Maintenance of the Corpus Luteum....Pages 346-365
Front Matter....Pages 283-283
Evening Discussion....Pages 366-370
Front Matter....Pages 371-371
Control of the Ovarian Cycle in the Sheep....Pages 373-418
Control of the Ovarian Cycle in Cattle....Pages 419-443
Effects of Progestagen-Treatment on the Prepubertal Ovary of the Pig....Pages 444-455
Front Matter....Pages 457-457
The Reaction of Uterine Endometrium on Spermatozoa and Eggs....Pages 459-477
The Influence of the Uterine Environment upon Rabbit Spermatozoa....Pages 478-499
The Influence of the Uterine Environment on the Phagocytosis of Spermatozoa....Pages 500-512
The Reaction of the Uterus during Implantation in the Mouse....Pages 513-531
Ovarian Control of Early Embryonic Development within the Uterus....Pages 532-548
Front Matter....Pages 549-549
The Symposium in Perspective....Pages 551-557
Erratum....Pages 584-584
Back Matter....Pages 559-584